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 38
... ideal , that is , the qual- ity which makes men reformers , and the quality of so striving through practical methods - the quality which makes men efficient . Both qualities are absolutely essential . The absence of either makes the 38 ...
... ideal , that is , the qual- ity which makes men reformers , and the quality of so striving through practical methods - the quality which makes men efficient . Both qualities are absolutely essential . The absence of either makes the 38 ...
Page 39
... mere visionary adherence to a nebulous and possibly highly undesirable ideal , is utterly worthless . The cloistered virtue which timidly shrinks from all con- tact with the rough world of actual life , and Among Reformers 39.
... mere visionary adherence to a nebulous and possibly highly undesirable ideal , is utterly worthless . The cloistered virtue which timidly shrinks from all con- tact with the rough world of actual life , and Among Reformers 39.
Page 40
... ideal ; but the difference lies in the fact that the first is impracticable , not in his having a high ideal , for the ideal of the other may be even higher . At times a man must cut loose from his associates , and stand alone for a ...
... ideal ; but the difference lies in the fact that the first is impracticable , not in his having a high ideal , for the ideal of the other may be even higher . At times a man must cut loose from his associates , and stand alone for a ...
Page 55
... ideal and the practicable , " he is amusingly unaware that he is writing his own condemnation , showing his own inability to do good work or to appreciate good work . The Constitutional Convention over which Washington presided , and ...
... ideal and the practicable , " he is amusingly unaware that he is writing his own condemnation , showing his own inability to do good work or to appreciate good work . The Constitutional Convention over which Washington presided , and ...
Page 56
... ideal and have striven mightily through practical methods to realize that ideal . There must be many compromises ; but we can not compromise with dishonesty , with sin . We must not be misled at any time by the cheap assertion that ...
... ideal and have striven mightily through practical methods to realize that ideal . There must be many compromises ; but we can not compromise with dishonesty , with sin . We must not be misled at any time by the cheap assertion that ...
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