The Works of Theodore Roosevelt, Volume 20Charles Scribner's Sons, 1903 |
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Page 7
... have our tasks , and woe to us if we fail to perform them ! We cannot , if we would , play the part of China , and be content to rot by inches in ignoble ease within our borders , taking no interest in what goes The Strenuous Life 7.
... have our tasks , and woe to us if we fail to perform them ! We cannot , if we would , play the part of China , and be content to rot by inches in ignoble ease within our borders , taking no interest in what goes The Strenuous Life 7.
Page 8
Theodore Roosevelt. within our borders , taking no interest in what goes on beyond them , sunk in a scrambling com- mercialism ; heedless of the higher life , the life of aspiration , of toil and risk , busying ourselves only with the ...
Theodore Roosevelt. within our borders , taking no interest in what goes on beyond them , sunk in a scrambling com- mercialism ; heedless of the higher life , the life of aspiration , of toil and risk , busying ourselves only with the ...
Page 10
... interests , and are broug into closer and closer contact , if we are to h our own in the struggle for naval and commer supremacy , we must build up our power with our own borders . We must build the isthmian canal 10 The Strenuous Life.
... interests , and are broug into closer and closer contact , if we are to h our own in the struggle for naval and commer supremacy , we must build up our power with our own borders . We must build the isthmian canal 10 The Strenuous Life.
Page 12
... interests of the nation or inability to rise to the high level of the new demands upon our strength and our resources . Of course we must remember not to judge any public servant by any one act , and especially should we beware of ...
... interests of the nation or inability to rise to the high level of the new demands upon our strength and our resources . Of course we must remember not to judge any public servant by any one act , and especially should we beware of ...
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... interest of its own people . Cuba is , in my judgment , entitled ultimately to settle for itself whether it shall be an independent state or an integral portion of the mightiest of republics . But until order and stable liberty are ...
... interest of its own people . Cuba is , in my judgment , entitled ultimately to settle for itself whether it shall be an independent state or an integral portion of the mightiest of republics . But until order and stable liberty are ...
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