Theodore Roosevelt, Patriot and Statesman: The True Story of an Ideal AmericanP. W. Ziegler & Company [c1902], 1902 - 526 pages |
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... friends and the friends of the colonies , and his name was not confined to any district ; and when he was President of the Bank of New York he was recognized as an astute man of business who had his country's honor at stake and sought ...
... friends and the friends of the colonies , and his name was not confined to any district ; and when he was President of the Bank of New York he was recognized as an astute man of business who had his country's honor at stake and sought ...
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... friend and ardent admirer of Andrew Jackson , and " Old Hickory " was not averse to consulting him now and then . James Roosevelt served in the New York Legislature , and was a Justice of the Supreme Court of New York from 1851 to 1859 ...
... friend and ardent admirer of Andrew Jackson , and " Old Hickory " was not averse to consulting him now and then . James Roosevelt served in the New York Legislature , and was a Justice of the Supreme Court of New York from 1851 to 1859 ...
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... deal with the mass of men , go out and stand shoulder to shoulder with friends and foes alike , and take his part in the hurly - burly of the political life , should he choose that for his own . No man ever PATRIOT AND STATESMAN . 31.
... deal with the mass of men , go out and stand shoulder to shoulder with friends and foes alike , and take his part in the hurly - burly of the political life , should he choose that for his own . No man ever PATRIOT AND STATESMAN . 31.
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... friend who had done so much for him — and he supposed that the law would be his forte once he had bid good - by to Harvard . But not to become a mere lawyer , satisfied with briefs and the settlement of estates - there was a wider field ...
... friend who had done so much for him — and he supposed that the law would be his forte once he had bid good - by to Harvard . But not to become a mere lawyer , satisfied with briefs and the settlement of estates - there was a wider field ...
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... friends carried the measure . In his paper on " Phases of State Legislation " he says : " There are two classes of cases in which corrupt members get One is when a wealthy corporation buys through some money . 1 measure which will be of ...
... friends carried the measure . In his paper on " Phases of State Legislation " he says : " There are two classes of cases in which corrupt members get One is when a wealthy corporation buys through some money . 1 measure which will be of ...
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Theodore Roosevelt, Patriot and Statesman; The True Story of an Ideal ... Robert Cornelius Meyers No preview available - 2015 |
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Page 473 - It is impossible that the allied powers should extend their political system to any portion of either continent without endangering our peace and happiness...
Page 352 - There is a homely old adage which runs: "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far." If the American nation will speak softly, and yet build, and keep at a pitch of the highest training, a thoroughly efficient navy, the Monroe Doctrine will go far.
Page 393 - NEARER, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee! E'en though it be a cross That raiseth me; Still all my song shall be, Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee!
Page 455 - In other words, the Monroe Doctrine is a declaration that there must be no territorial aggrandizement by any nonAmerican power at the expense of any American power on American soil. It is in no wise intended as hostile to any nation in the Old World. Still less is it intended to give cover to any aggression by one New World power at the expense of any other. It is simply a step, and a long step, toward assuring the universal peace of the world by securing the possibility of permanent peace on this...
Page 445 - First, we should aim to exclude absolutely not only all persons who are known to be believers in anarchistic principles or members of anarchistic societies, but also all persons who are of a low moral tendency or of unsavory reputation.
Page 456 - This doctrine has nothing to do with the commercial relations of any American power, save that it in truth allows each of them to form such as it desires. . . . We do not guarantee any State against punishment if it misconducts itself, provided that punishment does not take the form of the acquisition of territory by any non-American power.
Page 468 - The American people must either build and maintain an adequate navy or else make up their minds definitely to accept a secondary position in international affairs, not merely in political, but in commercial, matters. It has been well said that there is no surer way of courting national disaster than to be " opulent, aggressive, and unarmed.
Page 589 - Combinations of capital and of labor are the results of the economic movement of the age, but neither must be permitted to infringe upon the rights and interests of the people. Such combinations, when lawfully formed for lawful purposes, are alike entitled to the protection of the laws, but both are subject to the laws and neither can be permitted to break them.
Page 369 - My fellow-citizens, trade statistics indicate that this country is in a state of unexampled prosperity. The figures are almost appalling. They show that we are utilizing our fields and forests and mines, and that we are furnishing profitable employment to the millions of workingmen throughout the United States, bringing comfort and happiness to their homes, and making it possible to lay by savings for old age and disability. That all the people are participating in this great prosperity is seen in...
Page 451 - No single great material work which remains to be undertaken on this continent is of such consequence to the American people as the building of a canal across the Isthmus connecting North and South America. Its importance to the Nation is by no means limited merely to its material effects upon our business prosperity ; and yet with view to these effects alone it would be to the last degree important for us immediately to begin it. While its beneficial effects would perhaps be most marked upon the...