The Works of Theodore Roosevelt, Volume 20Charles Scribner's Sons, 1903 |
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Page 7
... task such as that our fathers faced , but we 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 ...
... task such as that our fathers faced , but we 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 ...
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... to one of the great tasks set modern civilization . But let us not deceive ourselves as to the importance of the task . Let us not be misled by vainglory into underestimating the strain it will put on our powers . The Strenuous Life II.
... to one of the great tasks set modern civilization . But let us not deceive ourselves as to the importance of the task . Let us not be misled by vainglory into underestimating the strain it will put on our powers . The Strenuous Life II.
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... task of governing the Philippines , and who openly avow that they do fear to undertake it , or that they shrink from it because of the expense and trouble ; but I have even scanter patience with those who make a pretense of humanitarian ...
... task of governing the Philippines , and who openly avow that they do fear to undertake it , or that they shrink from it because of the expense and trouble ; but I have even scanter patience with those who make a pretense of humanitarian ...
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... task will begin , for then we must see to it that the islands are administered with abso- lute honesty and with good judgment . If we let the public service of the islands be turned into the prey of the spoils politician , we shall have ...
... task will begin , for then we must see to it that the islands are administered with abso- lute honesty and with good judgment . If we let the public service of the islands be turned into the prey of the spoils politician , we shall have ...
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... task we had shown ourselves fearful of performing . But , as it is , this country will keep the islands and will establish therein a stable and orderly government , so that one more fair spot of the world's surface shall have been ...
... task we had shown ourselves fearful of performing . But , as it is , this country will keep the islands and will establish therein a stable and orderly government , so that one more fair spot of the world's surface shall have been ...
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