The Americanism of Theodore Roosevelt: Selections from His Writings and Speeches, Volume 3Houghton Mifflin Company, 1923 - 317 pages |
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Page 107
... human nature , and that he fills a place which the reformer cannot fill unless he likewise understands human nature . Sometimes the boss is a man who cares for political power purely for its own sake , as he might care for any other ...
... human nature , and that he fills a place which the reformer cannot fill unless he likewise understands human nature . Sometimes the boss is a man who cares for political power purely for its own sake , as he might care for any other ...
Page 109
... human sympathy , human understanding . But an ap- peal made to them for virtue in the abstract , an appeal made by good men who do not really understand their needs , will often pass quite unheeded , if on the other side stands the boss ...
... human sympathy , human understanding . But an ap- peal made to them for virtue in the abstract , an appeal made by good men who do not really understand their needs , will often pass quite unheeded , if on the other side stands the boss ...
Page 176
... human right is secondary to his profit must now give way to the advocate of human welfare , who rightly maintains that every man holds his property subject to the general right of the community to regu- late its use to whatever degree ...
... human right is secondary to his profit must now give way to the advocate of human welfare , who rightly maintains that every man holds his property subject to the general right of the community to regu- late its use to whatever degree ...
Contents
Daniel Boone and the Founding of Kentucky | 3 |
THE ELEMENTAL VIRTUESTHE BASIS | 45 |
Character | 51 |
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