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 19
... for ever having settled in these United States . England's rule in India and Egypt has been of great benefit to England , for it has trained up gen- erations of men accustomed to look at the larger and The Strenuous Life 19.
... for ever having settled in these United States . England's rule in India and Egypt has been of great benefit to England , for it has trained up gen- erations of men accustomed to look at the larger and The Strenuous Life 19.
Page 20
... rule is acknowledged , then an even more difficult task will begin , for then we must see to it that the islands are administered with absolute honesty and with good judgment . If we let the public service of the islands be turned into ...
... rule is acknowledged , then an even more difficult task will begin , for then we must see to it that the islands are administered with absolute honesty and with good judgment . If we let the public service of the islands be turned into ...
Page 31
... rule of law and 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 ...
... rule of law and 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 ...
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... rule as to when compromise is right and when wrong ; when it is a sign of the highest statesman- ship to temporize , and when it is merely a proof of weakness . Now and then one can stand uncom- promisingly for a naked principle and ...
... rule as to when compromise is right and when wrong ; when it is a sign of the highest statesman- ship to temporize , and when it is merely a proof of weakness . Now and then one can stand uncom- promisingly for a naked principle and ...
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... Rule have no part in political life . " Such statements , openly made , imply a belief that the public conscience is dull ; and where the men who make them continue to be politi- cal leaders , the public has itself to thank for all ...
... Rule have no part in political life . " Such statements , openly made , imply a belief that the public conscience is dull ; and where the men who make them continue to be politi- cal leaders , the public has itself to thank for all ...
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