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... test of a preacher is , and always will be , the power of the gospel which he
expounds to guide his own actions . In other words , does he practice what he
preaches ? There is , logically or illogically , justice in the popular conviction that
there ...
... test of a preacher is , and always will be , the power of the gospel which he
expounds to guide his own actions . In other words , does he practice what he
preaches ? There is , logically or illogically , justice in the popular conviction that
there ...
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An impromptu jury of neighbors decided with a rough - and - ready sense of fair
play and justice what punishment the crime demanded , and then saw to the
execution of their own decree . Whipping was the usual reward of theft .
Occasionally ...
An impromptu jury of neighbors decided with a rough - and - ready sense of fair
play and justice what punishment the crime demanded , and then saw to the
execution of their own decree . Whipping was the usual reward of theft .
Occasionally ...
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... his family , and his neighbors , but his duty to the State and to the Nation . We
are in honor bound each to strive according to his or her strength to bring ever
nearer the day when justice and wisdom shall obtain in public life as in private
life .
... his family , and his neighbors , but his duty to the State and to the Nation . We
are in honor bound each to strive according to his or her strength to bring ever
nearer the day when justice and wisdom shall obtain in public life as in private
life .
Page 87
I know not how philosophers may ultimately define religion ; but from Micah to
James it has been defined as service to one's fellow men rendered by following
the great rule of justice and mercy , of wisdom and righteousness . III To my fellow
...
I know not how philosophers may ultimately define religion ; but from Micah to
James it has been defined as service to one's fellow men rendered by following
the great rule of justice and mercy , of wisdom and righteousness . III To my fellow
...
Page 115
In those cases I turned the matter over to the Department of Justice . In addition ,
there was the larger class of cases where there was not sufficient ground for
prosecution , but where it was evident that the man was an unfit and an improper
...
In those cases I turned the matter over to the Department of Justice . In addition ,
there was the larger class of cases where there was not sufficient ground for
prosecution , but where it was evident that the man was an unfit and an improper
...
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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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