The Works of Theodore Roosevelt, Volume 20Charles Scribner's Sons, 1903 |
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Page 13
... actually did build the ships , the armor , and the guns ; and remember the admirals and captains who handled battleship , cruiser , and tor- pedo - boat on the high seas , alone and in squadrons , developing the seamanship , the gunnery ...
... actually did build the ships , the armor , and the guns ; and remember the admirals and captains who handled battleship , cruiser , and tor- pedo - boat on the high seas , alone and in squadrons , developing the seamanship , the gunnery ...
Page 36
... actually advocated our introducing in the Philippines , under the pretense of rendering them neutral ) . This was accomplished very largely because the three nations set good - humoredly to work to come to an agreement which would do ...
... actually advocated our introducing in the Philippines , under the pretense of rendering them neutral ) . This was accomplished very largely because the three nations set good - humoredly to work to come to an agreement which would do ...
Page 44
... actually to realize his ideal ; but the difference lies in the fact that the first is imprac- ticable , not in his having a high ideal , for the ideal of the other may be even higher . At times a man must cut loose from his associates ...
... actually to realize his ideal ; but the difference lies in the fact that the first is imprac- ticable , not in his having a high ideal , for the ideal of the other may be even higher . At times a man must cut loose from his associates ...
Page 54
... cor- ruption . Too often , indeed , they actually alienate from the cause of decency keen and honest men , who grow to regard all movements for reform with contemptuous dislike because of the folly and vanity of 54 The Strenuous Life.
... cor- ruption . Too often , indeed , they actually alienate from the cause of decency keen and honest men , who grow to regard all movements for reform with contemptuous dislike because of the folly and vanity of 54 The Strenuous Life.
Page 70
... actually realized ; there are other parts , particularly the great cities , where the life is so wholly different that the attempt to live up precisely to the country conditions would be arti- ficial and impossible . Nevertheless , the ...
... actually realized ; there are other parts , particularly the great cities , where the life is so wholly different that the attempt to live up precisely to the country conditions would be arti- ficial and impossible . Nevertheless , the ...
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