USA Trivia Answer #6

Who said:

“We must dare to be great; we must realize that greatness is the fruit of toil and sacrifice and high courage.”

Answer:

Colonel Teddy Roosevelt, during an address at the opening of the gubernatorial campaign in New York City on 5 October 1898 – this is shortly after he returned from the Spanish-American War, where he and his famous Rough Riders rode up San Juan Hill.