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... what has been done in the past by the Western pioneers of our people , and
that we glory in the greatness for which they prepared the way . But lip - loyalty by
itself avails very little , whether it is expressed concerning a nation or an ideal .
... what has been done in the past by the Western pioneers of our people , and
that we glory in the greatness for which they prepared the way . But lip - loyalty by
itself avails very little , whether it is expressed concerning a nation or an ideal .
Page 69
II To all who have known really happy family lives , that is to all who have known
or have witnessed the greatest happiness which there can be on this earth , it is
hardly necessary to say that the highest ideal of the family is attainable only ...
II To all who have known really happy family lives , that is to all who have known
or have witnessed the greatest happiness which there can be on this earth , it is
hardly necessary to say that the highest ideal of the family is attainable only ...
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If you have an ideal only good while you sit at home , an ideal that nobody can
live up to in outside life , then I advise you strongly to take that ideal , examine it
closely , and then cast it away . It is not a good one . The ideal that it is impossible
...
If you have an ideal only good while you sit at home , an ideal that nobody can
live up to in outside life , then I advise you strongly to take that ideal , examine it
closely , and then cast it away . It is not a good one . The ideal that it is impossible
...
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In every walk of life , in business , politics ; if the need comes , in war ; in literature
, science , art , in everything , what we need is a sufficient number of men who
can work well and who will work with a high ideal . The work can be done in a ...
In every walk of life , in business , politics ; if the need comes , in war ; in literature
, science , art , in everything , what we need is a sufficient number of men who
can work well and who will work with a high ideal . The work can be done in a ...
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In this household the maid was introduced to me as Miss So - and - So ; and this
is the ideal . Of course it cannot be realized until there has been much education
on both sides . But it should be the ideal . All relations between employer and ...
In this household the maid was introduced to me as Miss So - and - So ; and this
is the ideal . Of course it cannot be realized until there has been much education
on both sides . But it should be the ideal . All relations between employer and ...
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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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