The Works of Theodore Roosevelt, Volume 20Charles Scribner's Sons, 1903 |
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... desire or of power to strive after great things , is as little worthy of a nation as of an individual . I ask only at what every self - respecting American demands from himself and from his sons shall be demanded of CHAPTER I.
... desire or of power to strive after great things , is as little worthy of a nation as of an individual . I ask only at what every self - respecting American demands from himself and from his sons shall be demanded of CHAPTER I.
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... strive ? You men of Chicago have made this city great , you men of Illinois have done your share , and more than your share , in making America great , because you neither preach nor practise such a doctrine . You work yourselves , nd ...
... strive ? You men of Chicago have made this city great , you men of Illinois have done your share , and more than your share , in making America great , because you neither preach nor practise such a doctrine . You work yourselves , nd ...
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... strive in good faith to play a great part in the world . We cannot avoid meeting great issues . All that we can determine for ourselves is whether we shall meet them well or ill . In 1898 we could not help being brought face to face ...
... strive in good faith to play a great part in the world . We cannot avoid meeting great issues . All that we can determine for ourselves is whether we shall meet them well or ill . In 1898 we could not help being brought face to face ...
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... strive for honesty in office , for honesty toward the creditors of the nation and of the individual ; for the widest free- dom of individual initiative where possible , and for the wisest control of individual initiative where it is ...
... strive for honesty in office , for honesty toward the creditors of the nation and of the individual ; for the widest free- dom of individual initiative where possible , and for the wisest control of individual initiative where it is ...
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... strive for honesty , and for the cleansing of what is corrupt in the dark places of our politics , should emphatically disassociate themselves from the men whose antics throw discredit upon the reforms they profess to advocate . These ...
... strive for honesty , and for the cleansing of what is corrupt in the dark places of our politics , should emphatically disassociate themselves from the men whose antics throw discredit upon the reforms they profess to advocate . These ...
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