 Grant, and accordingly as it does or does not back them up in their efforts. We do not need men of unsteady brilliancy, or erratic power — unbalanced men. The men we need are the men of strong, earnest, solid character — the men who possess the homely...  American Boys' Life of Theodore Roosevelt - Page 299by Edward Stratemeyer - 1904 - 311 pagesFull view - About this book
 | New York (State). Governor - 1900
...up in their efforts. We do not need men of unsteady brilliancy, or erratic power — unbalanced men. The men we need are the men of strong, earnest, solid...add rugged courage, rugged honesty and high resolve. Grant, with his self-poise, his self-command, his self-mastery; Grant, who loved peace and did not... | |
 | New York (State). Governor (1899-1901 : Roosevelt) - 1900
...up in their efforts. We do not need men of unsteady brilliancy, or erratic power — unbalanced men. The men we need are the men of strong, earnest, solid...add rugged courage, rugged honesty and high resolve. Grant, with his self-poise, his self-command, his self-mastery; Grant, who loved peace and did not... | |
 | Theodore Roosevelt - 1901
...them in their efforts. We do not need men of unsteady brilliancy or erratic power — unbalanced men. The men we need are the men of strong, earnest, solid...rugged courage, rugged honesty, and high resolve. Grant, with his self-poise, his selfcommand, his self-mastery; Grant, who loved peace \.and did not... | |
 | Murat Halstead - 1902 - 369 pages
...up in their efforts. We do not need men of unsteady brilliancy or erratic power — unbalanced men. The men we need are the men of strong, earnest, solid...add rugged courage, rugged honesty and high resolve. Grant, with his self-poise, his self-command, his self-mastery; Grant, who loved peace and did not... | |
 | 1902
...up in their efforts. We do not need men of unsteady brilliancy or erratic power — unbalanced men. The men we need are the men of strong, earnest, solid...add rugged courage, rugged honesty and high resolve. Grant, with his self-poise, his self-command, his self-mastery; Grant, who loved peace and did not... | |
 | Theodore Roosevelt - 1904 - 189 pages
...them in their efforts. We do not need men of unsteady brilliancy or erratic power — unbalanced men. The men we need are the men of strong, earnest, solid...rugged courage, rugged honesty, and high resolve. Grant, with his self-poise, his self-command, his self-mastery; Grant, who loved peace and did not... | |
 | Hermann Hagedorn - 1918 - 374 pages
...up in their efforts. We do not need men of unsteady brilliancy, or erratic power — unbalanced men. The men we need are the men of strong, earnest, solid...rugged courage, rugged honesty, and high resolve. . . . To do our duty, that is the sum and substance of the whole matter. He pleaded for national preparedness;... | |
 | Arthur Porritt - 1920 - 156 pages
...not need," said Theodore Roosevelt, " men of unsteady brilliance or erratic power — unbalanced men. The men we need are the men of strong, earnest, solid...the men who possess the homely virtues, and who, to those virtues, add courage, rugged honesty, and high resolve." Another noble preacher of righteousness,... | |
 | Bradley Gilman - 1921 - 376 pages
...up in their efforts. We do not need men of unsteady brilliancy or erratic power — unbalanced men. The men we need are the men of strong, earnest, solid...add rugged courage, rugged honesty and high resolve. Grant, with his self-poise, his self-command, his self-mastery; Grant, who loved peace and did not... | |
 | Christian Fichthorne Reisner - 1922 - 385 pages
...the power of the nation to produce men like Lincoln and Grant to meet future crises of the nation: The men we need are the men of strong, earnest, solid...rugged courage, rugged honesty, and high resolve. Explaining his rule in appointing men to office, he said: If I am in such doubt about an applicant's... | |
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