The following quotations are inscribed inside the Roosevelt Memorial rotunda at the Museum. There is a delight in the hardy life of the open. There are no words that can tell the hidden spirit of the wilderness, that can reveal its mystery, its melancholy and its charm.
Conservation means development as much as it does protection.
Manhood A man's usefulness depends upon his living up to his ideals insofar as he can. It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. All daring and courage, all iron endurance of misfortune-make for a finer, nobler type of manhood. Only those are fit to live who do not fear to die and none are fit to die who have shrunk from the joy of life and the duty of life. Youth I want to see you game, boys, I want to see you brave and manly, and I also want to see you gentle and tender.