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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... 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 lack either of desire or of power to strive ...
... 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 lack either of desire or of power to strive ...
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... shrinking from strife . And if we had thus avoided it , we would have shown that we were weaklings , and that we were unfit to stand among the great nations of the earth . Thank God for the iron in the blood of our fathers , the men who ...
... shrinking from strife . And if we had thus avoided it , we would have shown that we were weaklings , and that we were unfit to stand among the great nations of the earth . Thank God for the iron in the blood of our fathers , the men who ...
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... shrink like cowards from the contest , or enter into it as beseemed a brave and high - spirited people ; and , once in , whether failure or success should crown our banners . So it is now . We can not avoid the responsibilities that con ...
... shrink like cowards from the contest , or enter into it as beseemed a brave and high - spirited people ; and , once in , whether failure or success should crown our banners . So it is now . We can not avoid the responsibilities that con ...
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... shrink from seeing the nation undertake its new duties ; shrink from seeing us build a navy and an army adequate to our needs ; shrink from seeing us do our share of the world's work , by bringing order out of chaos in the great , fair ...
... shrink from seeing the nation undertake its new duties ; shrink from seeing us build a navy and an army adequate to our needs ; shrink from seeing us do our share of the world's work , by bringing order out of chaos in the great , fair ...
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... shrink from solving them in the proper way ; for solved they must be , if not by us , then by some stronger and more manful race . If we are too weak , too selfish , or too foolish to solve them , some bolder and abler people must ...
... shrink from solving them in the proper way ; for solved they must be , if not by us , then by some stronger and more manful race . If we are too weak , too selfish , or too foolish to solve them , some bolder and abler people must ...
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