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Let us therefore boldly face the life of strife, resolute to do our duty well and manfully; resolute to uphold righteousness by deed and by word; resolute to be both honest and brave, to serve high ideals, yet to use practical methods.

Let us therefore boldly face the life of strife, resolute to do our duty well and manfully; resolute to uphold righteousness by deed and by word; resolute to be both honest and brave, to serve high ideals, yet to use practical methods.

This statement, from his book The Strenuous Life, exemplifies the characteristics of a good citizen as Theodore Roosevelt would define the term. Roosevelt felt that being a good citizen was a key to success in life.