Theodore Roosevelt, the CitizenOutlook Company, 1904 - 471 pages |
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Page 41
... look at it , has been the man's whole life so far - a plain talk to plain people , on plain is- sues of right and wrong . The extraordinary thing is that some of us should have got up such a heat about it . Though , come to think of it ...
... look at it , has been the man's whole life so far - a plain talk to plain people , on plain is- sues of right and wrong . The extraordinary thing is that some of us should have got up such a heat about it . Though , come to think of it ...
Page 50
... the polls only in a Presidential year . He asked him to run , but Roosevelt refused . It might look as if he had come there for his personal advantage . Murray reasoned with him , but he was firm . He suggested [ 50 ] THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
... the polls only in a Presidential year . He asked him to run , but Roosevelt refused . It might look as if he had come there for his personal advantage . Murray reasoned with him , but he was firm . He suggested [ 50 ] THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
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... look them over . " And if I can't find one to suit , will you take it then ? " he asked . Yes , he would do that , as a last resort . " But I did n't look for no other candidate when I had his promise , " says " Joe , " placidly ...
... look them over . " And if I can't find one to suit , will you take it then ? " he asked . Yes , he would do that , as a last resort . " But I did n't look for no other candidate when I had his promise , " says " Joe , " placidly ...
Page 59
... good man , a strong man , but cannot be made to believe in some things which I trust . It is too bad that he does n't look at it as I do , but he does not , It and we have to work together as we can . There [ 59 ] EARLY LESSONS IN POLITICS.
... good man , a strong man , but cannot be made to believe in some things which I trust . It is too bad that he does n't look at it as I do , but he does not , It and we have to work together as we can . There [ 59 ] EARLY LESSONS IN POLITICS.
Page 62
... look upon his face that al- ways compelled attention , and saying with pointed politeness : " Of course you do not mean that , Mr. Bliss ; for if you did we should have to have you put out in the street . " Mr. Bliss did not mean it ...
... look upon his face that al- ways compelled attention , and saying with pointed politeness : " Of course you do not mean that , Mr. Bliss ; for if you did we should have to have you put out in the street . " Mr. Bliss did not mean it ...
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Page 412 - I wish to preach, not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of the strenuous life, the life of toil and effort, of labor and strife; to preach that highest form of success which comes, not to the man who desires mere easy peace, but to the man who does not shrink from danger, from hardship, or from bitter toil, and who out of these wins the splendid ultimate triumph.
Page 377 - No person shall be refused employment or in any way discriminated against on account of membership or nonmembership in any labor organization, and there should be no discriminating against or interference with any employee who is not a member of a labor organization by members of such organization.
Page 378 - I am President of all the people of the United States without regard to creed, color, birthplace, occupation, or social condition. My aim is to do equal and exact justice as among them all. In the employment and dismissal of men in the Government service, I can no more recognize the fact that a man does or does not belong to a union as being for or against him...
Page 417 - No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expediency. He is bound to do all the good possible. Yet he must consider the question of expediency, in order that he may do all the good possible, for otherwise he will do none.
Page 406 - In life, as in a football game, the principle to follow is: Hit the line hard; don't foul and don't shirk, but hit the line hard.
Page 418 - Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing...
Page 85 - ... through the hanging smoke the first thing I saw was his paw as he made a vicious side blow at me. The rush of his charge carried him past. As he struck he lurched forward, leaving a pool of bright blood where his muzzle hit the ground; but he recovered himself and made two or three jumps onward, while I hurriedly jammed a couple of cartridges into the magazine, my rifle holding only four, all of which I had fired. Then he tried to pull up, but as he did so his muscles seemed suddenly to give...
Page 420 - We can not have too much immigration of the right kind, and we should have none at all of the wrong kind. The need is to devise some system by which undesirable immigrants shall be kept out entirely, while desirable immigrants are properly distributed throughout the country.
Page 409 - The first requisite of a good citizen in this Republic of ours is, that he shall be able and willing to pull his weight...
Page 415 - Now I intend to try. But the measure of my success is going to largely depend upon the support that I get from just such men as I see before me tonight. I am a loyal party man, but I believe very firmly that I can best render aid to my party by doing all that in me lies to make that party responsive to the needs of the State, responsive to the needs of the people, and just so far as I work along those lines I have the right to challenge the support of every decent man, no matter what his party may...