Kermit Roosevelt III Quotes

I feel an emptiness open in my chest, coupled with a strange downward pull in my throat. I think, this is my heart sinking.

I never wanted to be safe... I wanted to be good.

There is no suspension, no whispered prayer for silk to stop my fall. There is only the falling, and it goes on and on, in fierce silence and sharp bursts of breath.

We are at war, and in time of war there is only one rule. Form your battalion and fight.

I never wanted to be safe, I wanted to be good.

I never wanted to safe... I wanted to be good.

In time of war, it is not enough to say, ‘I am a citizen and I have rights.’ One must also say, ‘I am a citizen and I have obligations.