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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... mere easy peace , but to the man who does not shrink from 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 ...
... mere easy peace , but to the man who does not shrink from 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 ...
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... merely means that those who possess it , be- ing free from the necessity of working for their live- lihood , are all ... mere- ly means that there has been stored up effort in the past . A man can be freed from the necessity of work only ...
... merely means that those who possess it , be- ing free from the necessity of working for their live- lihood , are all ... mere- ly means that there has been stored up effort in the past . A man can be freed from the necessity of work only ...
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... mere enjoy- ment , even though perhaps not of vicious enjoyment , he shows that he is simply a cumberer of the earth's surface , and he surely unfits himself to hold his own . with his fellows if the need to do so should again arise . A ...
... mere enjoy- ment , even though perhaps not of vicious enjoyment , he shows that he is simply a cumberer of the earth's surface , and he surely unfits himself to hold his own . with his fellows if the need to do so should again arise . A ...
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... and shameful 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.
... and shameful 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.
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... merely an assemblage of well- to - do hucksters who care nothing for what happens beyond . Such a policy would defeat even its own end ; for as the nations grow to have ever wider and wider interests , and are brought into closer and ...
... merely an assemblage of well- to - do hucksters who care nothing for what happens beyond . Such a policy would defeat even its own end ; for as the nations grow to have ever wider and wider interests , and are brought into closer and ...
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