" Of all the work that is done or that can be done to our country, the greatest is that of educating the body,the mind, and above all the character, giving spiritual and moral training to those who in a few years are themselves to decide the destinies of the nation." by Theodore Roosevelt

What statement means to me is that the best thing we can do for our country is to take care of ourselves because we are the future of this country so we should educate ourselves. Personally i agree with this statement because we are the next generation and we should be able to lead our country to victory but we won't be able to do that if we are not educating ourselves on what is right form wrong. When we grow older we will depend on the children to take our country even further into the future. With out us and them we won't progress as a nation. This is also not only about how fit or smart you are, this is also about how kind and caring you are. Without being kind and helping each other out we won't progress. That is why in the quote it says that above all we should educate our character.