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 13
... action , to the daring lieutenants who braved death in the smaller craft , and to the heads of bureaus at Washington who saw that the ships were so commanded , so armed , so equipped , so well engined , as to ensure the best results ...
... action , to the daring lieutenants who braved death in the smaller craft , and to the heads of bureaus at Washington who saw that the ships were so commanded , so armed , so equipped , so well engined , as to ensure the best results ...
Page 24
... action of the great powers , while Turkey inflicted . the last horrors of butchery , torture , and outrage upon the men , women , and children of despairing Armenia . War was avoided ; peace was kept ; but what a peace ! Infinitely ...
... action of the great powers , while Turkey inflicted . the last horrors of butchery , torture , and outrage upon the men , women , and children of despairing Armenia . War was avoided ; peace was kept ; but what a peace ! Infinitely ...
Page 40
... action is almost as rare as the necessity for a revo- lution ; and to take such ground continually , in sea- son and out of season , is the sign of an unhealthy nature . It is not possible to lay down an inflexible rule as to when ...
... action is almost as rare as the necessity for a revo- lution ; and to take such ground continually , in sea- son and out of season , is the sign of an unhealthy nature . It is not possible to lay down an inflexible rule as to when ...
Page 47
... commit dangerous excesses . Their action is nor- mally as abortive as that of the queer abolitionist group who , in 1864 , nominated a candidate against Abraham Lincoln when he was running for re - elec- Among Reformers 47.
... commit dangerous excesses . Their action is nor- mally as abortive as that of the queer abolitionist group who , in 1864 , nominated a candidate against Abraham Lincoln when he was running for re - elec- Among Reformers 47.
Page 55
... to hurry him into unwise , extreme , and premature action , and denounced him as compromising with the forces of evil , as being a practical politician - which he was , if practicality is held to include wisdom Among Reformers 55.
... to hurry him into unwise , extreme , and premature action , and denounced him as compromising with the forces of evil , as being a practical politician - which he was , if practicality is held to include wisdom Among Reformers 55.
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