Roosevelt: A Study in AmbivalenceJackson Press, Incorporated, 1919 - 159 pages |
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... true cause for the reticence of the press where this book is concerned lies deeper . It is not due to fear of the authorities . I have no quarrel with that Past- Master of Censorship , the Postmaster - General . The Government of the ...
... true cause for the reticence of the press where this book is concerned lies deeper . It is not due to fear of the authorities . I have no quarrel with that Past- Master of Censorship , the Postmaster - General . The Government of the ...
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... True , I have enemies . But I also have friends . Le Gallienne called me " The mar- vellous boy who perished in conceit . " " The marvellous boy who conquered in his pride , " rejoined William Ellery Leonard . Self - assertion is no ...
... True , I have enemies . But I also have friends . Le Gallienne called me " The mar- vellous boy who perished in conceit . " " The marvellous boy who conquered in his pride , " rejoined William Ellery Leonard . Self - assertion is no ...
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... True , " I said , " I am of German blood . I am proud of my ancestry . I desire to interpret what is best in the land of my fathers to the land of my children . But America is first in my heart . The American of to- morrow must not be a ...
... True , " I said , " I am of German blood . I am proud of my ancestry . I desire to interpret what is best in the land of my fathers to the land of my children . But America is first in my heart . The American of to- morrow must not be a ...
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... true to its name , resisted the pressure of my detractors . But the desired end , to discredit me , to exclude me from the work of reconstruction on an all - American basis , was , at least partly , accomplished . My efforts to aid the ...
... true to its name , resisted the pressure of my detractors . But the desired end , to discredit me , to exclude me from the work of reconstruction on an all - American basis , was , at least partly , accomplished . My efforts to aid the ...
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... true . There is no redress for some wrongs . EDITOR . You mean to say that I must calmly submit to these villainous persecutions ? ATTORNEY I. Supposing you sue . They will put you on the witness stand . They will probe every act of ...
... true . There is no redress for some wrongs . EDITOR . You mean to say that I must calmly submit to these villainous persecutions ? ATTORNEY I. Supposing you sue . They will put you on the witness stand . They will probe every act of ...
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Page 88 - ... spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
Page 88 - And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion; and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
Page 143 - But evil things, in robes of sorrow, Assailed the monarch's high estate. (Ah, let us mourn ! — for never morrow Shall dawn upon him desolate!) And round about his home the glory That blushed and bloomed, Is but a dim-remembered story Of the old time entombed.
Page 144 - The leader for the time being, whoever he may be, is but an instrument, to be used until broken and then to be cast aside; and if he is worth his salt he will care no more when he is broken than a soldier cares when he is sent where his 222 life is forfeit in order that the victory may be won. In the long fight for righteousness the watchword for all of us is spend and be spent.
Page 143 - But evil things in robes of sorrow, Assailed the monarch's high estate ; (Ah, let us mourn, for never morrow Shall dawn upon him, desolate !) And round about his home the glory That blushed and bloomed Is but a dim-remembered story Of the old time entombed. VI And travellers now within that valley Through the red-litten windows see Vast forms that move fantastically To a discordant melody ; While, like a ghastly rapid river, Through the pale door A hideous throng rush out forever, And laugh — but...
Page 50 - Literature, art, and science," so Shaw sums up the matter, "are free of frontiers, and those who exploit them politically are traitors to the greatest republic in the world: the Republic of Art and Science." Other narrow loyalties, such as those to particular social classes and artistic cliques, seem to grow upon us here in America almost in proportion as we draw closer to Europe; so that as the dangers of the pioneer stage decline, those of snobbism increase.
Page 144 - Seton. leader for the time being, whoever he may be, is but an instrument, to be used until broken and then to be cast aside; and if he is worth his salt he will care no more when he is broken than a soldier cares when he is sent where his life is forfeit in order that the victory may be won. In the long fight for righteousness the watchword for all of us, is spend and be spent.
Page 5 - Bravely drain, then fling away, Break the cup of sorrow! Courage! He who lost the day May have won the morrow.
Page 62 - We here in America, hold in our hands the hope of the world, the fate of the coming years; and shame and disgrace will be ours if in our eyes tlie light of high resolve is dimmed, if we trail in the dust the golden hopes of men.
Page 16 - The relation between the two is that of cause and effect. The one necessarily gave birth to the other.