 | William Thomas Stead - 1901 - 742 pages
...uses be to speculate in stocks and wreck railroads, or to allow his son to lead a life of' foolish idleness and gross debauchery, or to purchase some scoundrel of high social position for his daughter. He believes that " trades unionism is the best hope for healthy material growth in... | |
 | 1899 - 652 pages
...fortune only to the basest uses — whether these uses be to speculate in stocks and wreck railroads for himself, or to allow his son to lead a life of foolish...more dangerous if he occasionally does some deed like founding a college or endowing a church, whicn makes those good people who are also foolish forget... | |
 | Theodore Roosevelt - 1897 - 396 pages
...self-government. There are, however, plenty of wrong-doers besides those who commit the overt act. Too much cannot be said against the men of wealth who sacrifice everything...more dangerous if he occasionally does some deed like founding a college or endowing a church, which makes those good people who are also foolish forget... | |
 | Theodore Roosevelt - 1897 - 394 pages
...self-government. There are, however, plenty of wrong-doers besides those who commit the overt act. Too much cannot be said against the men of wealth who sacrifice everything...more dangerous if he occasionally does some deed like founding a college or endowing a church, which makes those good people who are also foolish forget... | |
 | Albert Shaw - 1895 - 756 pages
...and putting his fortune only to the basest uses — whether these uses be to speculate in stocksand wreck railroads himself, or to allow his son to lead...more dangerous if he occasionally does some deed like founding a college or endowing a church, which makes those good people who are also foolish forget... | |
 | 1898 - 772 pages
...fortune only to the basest uses — whether these uses be to speculate in stocks and wreck railroads for himself, or to allow his son to lead a life of foolish...more dangerous if he occasionally does some deed like founding a college or endowing a church, which makes those good people who are also foolish forget... | |
 | Theodore Roosevelt - 1904 - 244 pages
...future. There are, however, plenty of wrong-doers besides those who commit the overt act. Too much cannot be said against the men of wealth who sacrifice everything...more dangerous if he occasionally does some deed like founding a college or endowing a church, which makes those good people who are also foolish forget... | |
 | 1904 - 654 pages
...with them and others of the same type are fairly indicated by the following disconnected paragraphs ; There is not in the world a more ignoble character...more dangerous if he occasionally does some deed like founding a college or endowing a church, which makes those good people who are also foolish forget... | |
 | Jacob August Riis - 1904 - 528 pages
...his fellows, by debauching judges and legislatures," and his kind. " There is not," he exclaims, " in the world a more ignoble character than the mere...social position, foreign or native, for his daughter." " Young Mr. Roosevelt " went into the next Legislature re-elected with a big majority in a year that... | |
 | Jacob August Riis - 1904 - 526 pages
...principle, bent only on amassing a fortune, and putting his fortune only to the basest uses—whether these uses be to speculate in stocks and wreck railroads...social position, foreign or native, for his daughter." " Young Mr. Roosevelt " went into the next Legislature re-elected with a big majority in a year that... | |
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There is not in the world a more ignoble character than the mere money-getting American, insensible to every duty, regardless of every principle, bent only on amassing a fortune, and putting his fortune only to the basest uses — whether these uses be... 
