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 4
... necessary to win in the stern strife of actual life . It is hard to fail , but it is worse never to have tried to succeed . In this life we get nothing save by effort . Freedom from effort in the present mere- ly means that there has ...
... necessary to win in the stern strife of actual life . It is hard to fail , but it is worse never to have tried to succeed . In this life we get nothing save by effort . Freedom from effort in the present mere- ly means that there has ...
Page 13
... necessary to build and to armor the ships , to con- struct the great guns , and to train the crews ; re- member also those who actually did build the ships , the armor , and the guns ; and remember the admirals . and captains who ...
... necessary to build and to armor the ships , to con- struct the great guns , and to train the crews ; re- member also those who actually did build the ships , the armor , and the guns ; and remember the admirals . and captains who ...
Page 14
... necessary to man our fleets . The men who did these things were one and all working to bring disaster on the country . They have no share in the glory of Manila , in the honor of Santiago . They have no cause to feel proud of the valor ...
... necessary to man our fleets . The men who did these things were one and all working to bring disaster on the country . They have no share in the glory of Manila , in the honor of Santiago . They have no cause to feel proud of the valor ...
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... necessary to point out that the teaching which would produce such a condition of things is fundamentally immoral . Again , peace may come only through war . There are men in our country who seemingly forget that at the outbreak of the ...
... necessary to point out that the teaching which would produce such a condition of things is fundamentally immoral . Again , peace may come only through war . There are men in our country who seemingly forget that at the outbreak of the ...
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... necessary at last to draw the sword rather than to submit to wrong - doing . But a very marked feature in the world - history of the present century has been the growing infre- quency of wars between great civilized nations . The Peace ...
... necessary at last to draw the sword rather than to submit to wrong - doing . But a very marked feature in the world - history of the present century has been the growing infre- quency of wars between great civilized nations . The Peace ...
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