____________. The laboring man, the wage worker, through a system of old-age insurance and
insurance against accidents and involuntary unemployment must have his future made certain.
(“Speed Up the War and Take Thought for After the War,” speech to Maine Republicans,
Portland, Maine, March 28, 1918.) Newer Roosevelt Messages, edited by William Griffith (New
York, 1919), vol. three, 932.
____________. Hereafter in a very real sense labor should be treated both as regards conditions
of work and conditions of reward, as a partner in the enterprise in which he is associated;
housing and living conditions must be favorable; effort must be made to see that the work is
interesting, there must be insurance against old age, sickness, and involuntary employment.
(“Preparations for Peace,” speech, New York Republican state convention, Saratoga Springs,
NY July 18, 1918.) Mem. Ed., XXI, 401; Nat. Ed., XIX, 364.
SQUARE DEAL – TR’S FIRST USES OF THE TERM. To the Indians here I want to say a
word of welcome. In my regiment I had a good many Indians. They were good enough to fight
and to die, and they are good enough to have me treat them exactly as squarely as any white
man. There are many problems in connection with them. We must save them from corruption
and brutality; and I regret to say that at times we must save them from unregulated Eastern
philanthropy. All I ask is a square deal for every man. Give him a fair chance. Do not let him
wrong any one, and do not let him be wronged. (First known use of “Square Deal,” speech,
Grand Canyon, Arizona, May 6, 1903.) Presidential Addresses and State Papers, (Review of
Reviews, New York, 1910) 1,371.
____________. It is a good thing that the guard around the tomb of Lincoln should be composed
of colored soldiers. It was my own good fortune at Santiago to serve beside colored troops. A
man who is good enough to shed his blood for the country is good enough to be given a square
deal afterward. More than that no man is entitled to, and less than that no man should have.
(Remarks at the Lincoln Monument, Springfield, Illinois, June 4, 1903.) Presidential Addresses
and State Papers, (Review of Reviews, New York, 1910) 2, 446.
____________. We must treat each man on his worth and merits as a man. We must see that
each is given a square deal, because he is entitled to no more and should receive no less.
(Address at State Fair, Syracuse, New York, September 7, 1903.) Presidential Addresses and
State Papers, (Review of Reviews, New York, 1910) 2, 481.
VOTING. A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends on the character of the user.
(Autobiography, 1913) Mem. Ed., XXII, 196; Nat. Ed., XX, 168.
WOMEN, WOMAN’S SUFFRAGE, WOMEN’S RIGHTS. I always favored woman’s
suffrage, but only tepidly, until my association with women like Jane Addams and France Kellor,
who desired it as one means of enabling them to render better and more efficient service,
changed me into a zealous instead of a lukewarm adherent of the cause... (Autobiography, 1913)
Mem. Ed., XXII, 196; Nat. Ed., XX, 167.