 In the West Indies and the Philippines alike we are confronted by most difficult problems. It is cowardly to shrink from solving them in the proper way; for solved they must be, if not by us, then by some stronger and more manful race. If we are too weak,...  The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses - Page 17by Theodore Roosevelt - 2006 - 340 pagesLimited preview - About this book
 | New York (State). Governor - 1899 - 356 pages
...individual initiative where it is hostile to the welfare of the many. But becausewesetourownhousehold in order, we are not thereby excused from playing...problems. It is cowardly to shrink from solving them in the proper way; for solved they must be, if not by us, then by some stronger and more manful race;... | |
 | Thomas Brackett Reed, Rossiter Johnson, Justin McCarthy, Albert Ellery Bergh - 1900 - 458 pages
...administration of city, State, and Nation. We must strive for honesty in office, for honesty towards the creditors of the nation and of the individual;...problems. It is cowardly to shrink from solving them in the proper way: for solved they must be, if not by us, then by some stronger and more manful race;... | |
 | New York (State). Governor (1899-1901 : Roosevelt), Theodore Roosevelt - 1899 - 352 pages
...individual initiative where it is hostile to the welfare of the many. But becausewesetourownhousehold in order, we are not thereby excused from playing...problems. It is cowardly to shrink from solving them in the proper way; for solved they must be, if not by us, then by some stronger and more manful race;... | |
 | Theodore Roosevelt - 1901 - 302 pages
...afloat or ashore, and thereby any shame come to the United States, remember that the blame will lie upon the men whose names appear upon the rollcalls...problems. It is cowardly to shrink from solving them in the proper way; for solved they must be, if not by us, then by some stronger and more manful race.... | |
 | Charles Eugene Banks, Le Roy Armstrong - 1901 - 480 pages
...honesty in office, for honesty toward the creditors of the nation and of the individual ; for the wisest freedom of individual initiative where possible, and...problems. It is cowardly to shrink from solving them in the proper way; for solved they must be, if not by us, then by some stronger and more manful race ;... | |
 | Bp. Samuel Fallows, Samuel Fallows - 1901 - 550 pages
...it is under the penalty of ceasing to be a freeman. In the same way, while a nation's first dutyis within its own borders, it is not thereby absolved...among the peoples that shape the destiny of mankind." THE AMERICAN NEED OF A STRONG NAVY. ADDRESS ON LINCOLN DAY, NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 13, 1898. Mr. Roosevelt... | |
 | Murat Halstead - 1902 - 496 pages
...the State ; for if he fails in this second duty it is under the penalty of ceasing to be a free man. In the same way, while a nation's first duty is within...problems. It is cowardly to shrink from solving them in the proper way; for solved they must be, if not by us, then by some stronger and more manful race ;... | |
 | Grenville Kleiser - 1911 - 412 pages
...Of course, we are bound to handle the affairs of our own household well. We must see that there is civic good sense in our home administration of city,...among the peoples that shape the destiny of mankind. I preach to you, then, my countrymen, that our country calls not for the life of ease, but for the... | |
 | Grenville Kleiser - 1911 - 408 pages
...household in order we are not thereby excused from playing our part in the great affairs of the world. IA man's first duty is to his own home, but he is not...among the peoples that shape the destiny of mankind. I preach to you, then, my countrymen, that our country calls not for the life of ease, but for the... | |
 | Richard Ashley Rice - 1915 - 412 pages
...afloat or ashore, and thereby any shame come to the United States, remember that the blame will lie upon the men whose names appear upon the roll-calls...problems. It is cowardly to shrink from solving them in the proper way; for solved they must be, if not by us, then by some stronger and more manful race.... | |
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