Theodore Roosevelt, Twenty-six President of the United States: A Typical AmericanE. R. Du Mont, 1901 - 413 pages |
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Page 93
... fact that most of the offices were por- tioned out to party followers on the basis of their party services , and wholly without regard to fitness for place . It was desired that selection and tenure might depend upon the degree of merit ...
... fact that most of the offices were por- tioned out to party followers on the basis of their party services , and wholly without regard to fitness for place . It was desired that selection and tenure might depend upon the degree of merit ...
Page 130
... facts as they transpired , and that the thought of the author should have no place in the record of the times he would portray . If this be the true criterion by which a historian is to be judged , then is Mr. Roosevelt going far afield ...
... facts as they transpired , and that the thought of the author should have no place in the record of the times he would portray . If this be the true criterion by which a historian is to be judged , then is Mr. Roosevelt going far afield ...
Page 180
... fact of our having made it , and the further fact that we were ready to repeat it on provocation , has put a complete stop to the repetition of the offense . As a consequence , while there have been plenty of violations and evasions of ...
... fact of our having made it , and the further fact that we were ready to repeat it on provocation , has put a complete stop to the repetition of the offense . As a consequence , while there have been plenty of violations and evasions of ...
Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS | 5 |
A TYPICAL AMERICAN introduction by OPIE READ | 25 |
THEODORE ROOSEVELT | 33 |
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