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 7
... no interest in what goes on beyond them , sunk in a scrambling commercialism ; heed- less of the higher life , the life of aspiration , of toil and risk , busying ourselves only with the wants of The Strenuous Life 7.
... no interest in what goes on beyond them , sunk in a scrambling commercialism ; heed- less of the higher life , the life of aspiration , of toil and risk , busying ourselves only with the wants of The Strenuous Life 7.
Page 8
... ourselves is whether we shall meet them well or ill . In 1898 we could not help being brought face to face with the problem of war with Spain . All we could de- cide was whether we should shrink like cowards from the contest , or enter ...
... ourselves is whether we shall meet them well or ill . In 1898 we could not help being brought face to face with the problem of war with Spain . All we could de- cide was whether we should shrink like cowards from the contest , or enter ...
Page 10
... ourselves 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 ...
... ourselves 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 ...
Page 11
... ourselves weaklings , unable to carry to successful completion the labors that great and high - spirited nations are ... ourselves equal to one of the great tasks set modern civilization . But let us not de- ceive ourselves as to the ...
... ourselves weaklings , unable to carry to successful completion the labors that great and high - spirited nations are ... ourselves equal to one of the great tasks set modern civilization . But let us not de- ceive ourselves as to the ...
Page 33
... ourselves fearful of performing . But , as it is , this country will keep the islands and will establish therein a stable and orderly govern- ment , so that one more fair spot of the world's sur- face shall have been snatched from the ...
... ourselves fearful of performing . But , as it is , this country will keep the islands and will establish therein a stable and orderly govern- ment , so that one more fair spot of the world's sur- face shall have been snatched from the ...
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