The Works of Theodore Roosevelt: The strenuous lifeP. F. Collier, 1901 - 19 pages V. 1, 2, 3, 4 -- The winning of the West. v. 5, 6 -- The naval war of 1812. v. 7 -- Hunting the grisly and other sketches. v. 8 -- The wilderness hunter. v. 9 -- Hunting trips of a ranchman; Hunting trips on the Prairies and in the mountains. v. 10 -- American ideals; Administration-civil service. v. 12 -- The strenuous life. v. 13, 14, 15, 16 -- Presidential addresses and state papers. |
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Page 4
... hard to fail , but it is worse never to have tried to succeed . In this life we get nothing save by effort . Freedom from effort in the present mere- ly means that there has been stored up effort in the past . A man can be freed from ...
... hard to fail , but it is worse never to have tried to succeed . In this life we get nothing save by effort . Freedom from effort in the present mere- ly means that there has been stored up effort in the past . A man can be freed from ...
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... make up true national greatness . No country can long endure if its foundations are not laid deep in the material prosperity which comes from thrift , from business energy and enterprise , from hard , un- The Strenuous Life 9.
... make up true national greatness . No country can long endure if its foundations are not laid deep in the material prosperity which comes from thrift , from business energy and enterprise , from hard , un- The Strenuous Life 9.
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Theodore Roosevelt. from business energy and enterprise , from hard , un- sparing effort in the fields of industrial activity ; but neither was any nation ever yet truly great if it relied upon material prosperity alone . All honor must ...
Theodore Roosevelt. from business energy and enterprise , from hard , un- sparing effort in the fields of industrial activity ; but neither was any nation ever yet truly great if it relied upon material prosperity alone . All honor must ...
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... hard contests where men must win at hazard of their lives and at the risk of all they hold dear , then the bolder and stronger peoples will pass us by , and will win for themselves the domination of the world . Let us therefore boldly ...
... hard contests where men must win at hazard of their lives and at the risk of all they hold dear , then the bolder and stronger peoples will pass us by , and will win for themselves the domination of the world . Let us therefore boldly ...
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... justified , for it is only through strife , through hard and dangerous endeavor , that we shall ultimately win the goal of true national greatness . EXPANSION AND PEACE PUBLISHED IN THE " INDEPENDENT , " 22 The Strenuous Life.
... justified , for it is only through strife , through hard and dangerous endeavor , that we shall ultimately win the goal of true national greatness . EXPANSION AND PEACE PUBLISHED IN THE " INDEPENDENT , " 22 The Strenuous Life.
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