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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 34
Page 3
... danger , from hardship , or from bitter toil , and who out of these wins the splendid ultimate triumph . A life of slothful ease , a life of that peace which springs merely from lack either of desire or of power to strive after great ...
... danger , from hardship , or from bitter toil , and who out of these wins the splendid ultimate triumph . A life of slothful ease , a life of that peace which springs merely from lack either of desire or of power to strive after great ...
Page 8
... page in our history . To refuse to deal with them at all merely amounts to dealing with them badly . We have a given problem to solve . If we undertake the solu- tion , there is , of course , always danger 8 The Strenuous Life.
... page in our history . To refuse to deal with them at all merely amounts to dealing with them badly . We have a given problem to solve . If we undertake the solu- tion , there is , of course , always danger 8 The Strenuous Life.
Page 9
Theodore Roosevelt. tion , there is , of course , always danger that we may not solve it aright ; but to refuse to undertake the solution simply renders it certain that we can not possibly solve it aright . The timid man , the lazy man ...
Theodore Roosevelt. tion , there is , of course , always danger that we may not solve it aright ; but to refuse to undertake the solution simply renders it certain that we can not possibly solve it aright . The timid man , the lazy man ...
Page 14
... danger of losing its liber- ties from the existence of an army of one hundred thousand men , three - fourths of whom will be em- ployed in certain foreign islands , in certain coast for- tresses , and on Indian reservations . No man of ...
... danger of losing its liber- ties from the existence of an army of one hundred thousand men , three - fourths of whom will be em- ployed in certain foreign islands , in certain coast for- tresses , and on Indian reservations . No man of ...
Page 22
... the strife is 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.
... the strife is 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.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Abraham Lincoln Admiral Dewey Algiers alike American army association battleships benefit Captain Mahan captains cause century chance character cial civic Civil Civil War command courage course Cuba danger Decalogue deeds demagogic Dewey disaster duty effort evil fact feel fellow-feeling fighting fox-hunting hand healthy honesty honor ideal incal individual infinitely interest justice keep labor legislation less lesson Lincoln lives long run machine politics Manila Manila Bay mankind manly means ment merely mighty mind Monroe Doctrine moral nation naval navy necessary neighbor ness never ourselves Paulist Fathers peace philanthropic Philippines political politician possible practical promise qualities realize reform Republic result righteousness self-respect sense ships shrink social soldiers Spain Spanish spirit statesman strength strive success task thing tion Tom Brown true victory virtues wage-workers weakling Wendell Phillips whole wise wrong