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kinds seemed to lose their wariness , and in one instance the journal specifies
the fact that , at the mouth of the Yellowstone , the deer were somewhat shy ,
while the antelope , like the elk and buffalo , paid no heed to the men whatever .
kinds seemed to lose their wariness , and in one instance the journal specifies
the fact that , at the mouth of the Yellowstone , the deer were somewhat shy ,
while the antelope , like the elk and buffalo , paid no heed to the men whatever .
Page 47
... have wrought out your own success and built up these great new
commonwealths , surely you need no reminder of the fact that if either man or
nation wishes to play a great part in the world there must be no dallying with the
life of lazy ease .
... have wrought out your own success and built up these great new
commonwealths , surely you need no reminder of the fact that if either man or
nation wishes to play a great part in the world there must be no dallying with the
life of lazy ease .
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I wish to see it inculcated from the pulpit by every ethical teacher , and in the
home , that just to be decent is not enough ; that in addition to being a decent
man it is the duty of the man to be a strong man . And also this ; to let the fact that
he is a ...
I wish to see it inculcated from the pulpit by every ethical teacher , and in the
home , that just to be decent is not enough ; that in addition to being a decent
man it is the duty of the man to be a strong man . And also this ; to let the fact that
he is a ...
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... which are simply strengthened by the fact that they are treated as reasonable
beings with rights of their own , and that the rule of the household is changed to
suit the changing years , as childhood passes into manhood and womanhood .
... which are simply strengthened by the fact that they are treated as reasonable
beings with rights of their own , and that the rule of the household is changed to
suit the changing years , as childhood passes into manhood and womanhood .
Page 70
... the least avail to alter the fact that he is fundamentally a bad citizen . I do not
believe in weakness . I believe in a man's being a man ; and for that very reason I
abhor the creature who uses the expression that “ a man must be a man " in order
...
... the least avail to alter the fact that he is fundamentally a bad citizen . I do not
believe in weakness . I believe in a man's being a man ; and for that very reason I
abhor the creature who uses the expression that “ a man must be a man " in order
...
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| Title | The Americanism of Theodore Roosevelt: Selections from His Writings and Speeches Volume 3 of Publications of the Roosevelt Memorial Association Volume 272 of Riverside literature series Issue 3 of Roosevelt memorial association |
| Author | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Editor | John Ashby Lester |
| Compiled by | Hermann Hagedorn |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Company, 1923 |
| Length | 325 pages |
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