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 11
... chance to do the work - glad of the chance to show ourselves equal to one of the great tasks set modern civilization . But let us not de- ceive ourselves as to the importance of the task . Let us not be misled by vainglory into ...
... chance to do the work - glad of the chance to show ourselves equal to one of the great tasks set modern civilization . But let us not de- ceive ourselves as to the importance of the task . Let us not be misled by vainglory into ...
Page 15
... chance to exercise in large bodies . Never again should we see , as we saw in the Spanish War , major - generals in com- mand of divisions who had never before commanded three companies together in the field . Yet , incredi- ble to ...
... chance to exercise in large bodies . Never again should we see , as we saw in the Spanish War , major - generals in com- mand of divisions who had never before commanded three companies together in the field . Yet , incredi- ble to ...
Page 31
... of order has succeeded to the rule of barbarous and bloody violence . Until the great civ- ilized nations stepped in there was no chance for anything but such bloody violence . So it has been in the history of our own Expansion and Peace ...
... of order has succeeded to the rule of barbarous and bloody violence . Until the great civ- ilized nations stepped in there was no chance for anything but such bloody violence . So it has been in the history of our own Expansion and Peace ...
Page 51
... chance of ultimate success under demo- cratic government . Discarding the two extremes , the men who delib- erately work for evil , and the men who are unwilling or incapable of working for good , there remains . the great mass of men ...
... chance of ultimate success under demo- cratic government . Discarding the two extremes , the men who delib- erately work for evil , and the men who are unwilling or incapable of working for good , there remains . the great mass of men ...
Page 53
... chance of honest misunderstanding of what I say . It is vital that every man who is in politics , as a man ought to be , with a disinterested purpose to serve the public , should strive steadily for reform ; that he should have the ...
... chance of honest misunderstanding of what I say . It is vital that every man who is in politics , as a man ought to be , with a disinterested purpose to serve the public , should strive steadily for reform ; that he should have the ...
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