Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989.
| NUMBER: | 1191 |
| AUTHOR: | Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) |
| QUOTATION: | No man who is not willing to bear arms and to fight for his rights can give a good reason why he should be entitled to the privilege of living in a free community. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | See also No. 663. |
| SUBJECTS: | Military service |