American IdealsG. P. Putnam, 1920 - 361 pages |
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... selfish point of view , the welfare of each and all is bound up with the prosperity of each and all . Roosevelt's idealism and vision have the distinctive value of being based upon common sense . He points out that while each man should ...
... selfish point of view , the welfare of each and all is bound up with the prosperity of each and all . Roosevelt's idealism and vision have the distinctive value of being based upon common sense . He points out that while each man should ...
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... selfish merchant or manufacturer who deliberately sets himself to keep the laborers he em- ploys in a condition of dependence which will render them helpless to combine against him ; and every such merchant or manufacturer who rises to ...
... selfish merchant or manufacturer who deliberately sets himself to keep the laborers he em- ploys in a condition of dependence which will render them helpless to combine against him ; and every such merchant or manufacturer who rises to ...
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... selfish ends ; and , inasmuch as abuses continually grow up in civic life as in all other kinds of life , the statesman is indeed a weakling who hesitates to reform these abuses because the word " re- form " is often on the lips of men ...
... selfish ends ; and , inasmuch as abuses continually grow up in civic life as in all other kinds of life , the statesman is indeed a weakling who hesitates to reform these abuses because the word " re- form " is often on the lips of men ...
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... selfish , disinterested , sincerely desirous of the well- being of the commonwealth , and capable of devoted adherence to a lofty ideal ; but in addition we must be vigorous in mind and body , able to hold our own in rough conflict with ...
... selfish , disinterested , sincerely desirous of the well- being of the commonwealth , and capable of devoted adherence to a lofty ideal ; but in addition we must be vigorous in mind and body , able to hold our own in rough conflict with ...
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... selfish timidity and short - sightedness . A clean and decent government is sure in the end to benefit our citizens in the material circumstances of their lives ; but each citizen should be appealed to , to take part in bettering our ...
... selfish timidity and short - sightedness . A clean and decent government is sure in the end to benefit our citizens in the material circumstances of their lives ; but each citizen should be appealed to , to take part in bettering our ...
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