Theodore Roosevelt, the CitizenOutlook Company, 1904 - 471 pages |
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... took in my mind at the start ; but not for long . Perhaps one of the kindest things the years do for us as they pass is to show us what things we can not do . In that way they have been very kind to me . When I was twenty , there was ...
... took in my mind at the start ; but not for long . Perhaps one of the kindest things the years do for us as they pass is to show us what things we can not do . In that way they have been very kind to me . When I was twenty , there was ...
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... took some time , that as a little fellow he was timid , and that when bigger boys came along and bullied him he did not know what to do about it : I have a notion that he quickly found out and that they did not come back often [ 9 ] ...
... took some time , that as a little fellow he was timid , and that when bigger boys came along and bullied him he did not know what to do about it : I have a notion that he quickly found out and that they did not come back often [ 9 ] ...
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... took hold of his soul and together were welded into the man , the patriot , to whom love of country is as a living fire , as the very heart's blood of his being . For play there was room in plenty in the home in which Theodore grew up ...
... took hold of his soul and together were welded into the man , the patriot , to whom love of country is as a living fire , as the very heart's blood of his being . For play there was room in plenty in the home in which Theodore grew up ...
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... and heft . The pum- meling that ensued he took with the most hearty good will ; and though his nose bled and his glasses fell off , putting him at a disadvan- 66 tage , he refused grimly to cry quarter , [ 29 ] WHAT HE GOT OUT OF COLLEGE.
... and heft . The pum- meling that ensued he took with the most hearty good will ; and though his nose bled and his glasses fell off , putting him at a disadvan- 66 tage , he refused grimly to cry quarter , [ 29 ] WHAT HE GOT OUT OF COLLEGE.
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... took , so the story runs , a mean advantage and struck a blow that drew blood before Roosevelt had got his glove on right . The bystanders cried foul , but Roosevelt smiled one of his grim smiles . PHOTOGRAPH BY PACH BROTHERS 1 " I ...
... took , so the story runs , a mean advantage and struck a blow that drew blood before Roosevelt had got his glove on right . The bystanders cried foul , but Roosevelt smiled one of his grim smiles . PHOTOGRAPH BY PACH BROTHERS 1 " I ...
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Page 416 - 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 379 - 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 380 - 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 420 - 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 410 - 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 420 - Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing...
Page 87 - ... 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 413 - 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 419 - 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...