The Strenuous Life: Essays and AddressesCentury Company, 1902 - 332 pages |
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... given problem to solve . If we undertake the solution , there is , of course , always danger that we may not solve it aright ; but to refuse to under- take the solution simply renders it certain that we cannot possibly solve it aright ...
... given problem to solve . If we undertake the solution , there is , of course , always danger that we may not solve it aright ; but to refuse to under- take the solution simply renders it certain that we cannot possibly solve it aright ...
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... given the chance to exercise in large bodies . Never again should we see , as we saw in the Spanish war , major - generals in com- mand of divisions who had never before commanded three companies together in the field . Yet , incredible ...
... given the chance to exercise in large bodies . Never again should we see , as we saw in the Spanish war , major - generals in com- mand of divisions who had never before commanded three companies together in the field . Yet , incredible ...
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... given to the strong man with sword girt on thigh who preaches peace , not from ignoble mo- tives , not from fear or distrust of his own powers , but from a deep sense of moral obligation . The growth of peacefulness between na- tions ...
... given to the strong man with sword girt on thigh who preaches peace , not from ignoble mo- tives , not from fear or distrust of his own powers , but from a deep sense of moral obligation . The growth of peacefulness between na- tions ...
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... given no opportunity to flour- ish . On the other hand , if the men can be mixed together in some way that will loosen the class or caste bonds and put each on his merits as an individual man , there is certain to be a regrouping ...
... given no opportunity to flour- ish . On the other hand , if the men can be mixed together in some way that will loosen the class or caste bonds and put each on his merits as an individual man , there is certain to be a regrouping ...
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... given candidate , or secure a certain piece of legis- lation or administration , he will have to find out and work with innumerable allies , and make use of innumerable subordinates . Given that he and they have a common object , the ...
... given candidate , or secure a certain piece of legis- lation or administration , he will have to find out and work with innumerable allies , and make use of innumerable subordinates . Given that he and they have a common object , the ...
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Page 288 - There is a homely old adage which runs: "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far." If the American nation will speak softly, and yet build, and keep at a pitch of the highest training, a thoroughly efficient navy, the Monroe Doctrine will go far.
Page 4 - Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.
Page 2 - We do not admire the man of timid peace. We admire the man who embodies victorious effort; the man who never wrongs his neighbor, who is prompt to help a friend, but who has those virile qualities necessary to win in the stern strife of actual life.
Page 56 - No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expediency.
Page 20 - I preach to you, then, my countrymen, that our country calls not for the life of ease but for the life of strenuous endeavor.
Page 9 - We cannot sit huddled within our own borders and avow ourselves merely an assemblage of well-to-do hucksters who care nothing for what happens beyond.