A Week in the White House with Theodore Roosevelt: A Study of the President at the Nation's BusinessG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1908 - 153 pages |
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Page 62
... gentleman is a member of the sub - committee of the House Judiciary Committee , which the day before had reported on the case of Judge Wilfley of the United States Court for China at Shanghai . The conditions at Shanghai 62 A Typical Day.
... gentleman is a member of the sub - committee of the House Judiciary Committee , which the day before had reported on the case of Judge Wilfley of the United States Court for China at Shanghai . The conditions at Shanghai 62 A Typical Day.
Page 63
... Judge Wilfley was sent to Shanghai to clean it up . He is not pre- A sweet and cisely a kid - gloved man . gentle soul would hardly be adapted to meet the case . The Judge has , of course , made bitter enemies , and they have pursued ...
... Judge Wilfley was sent to Shanghai to clean it up . He is not pre- A sweet and cisely a kid - gloved man . gentle soul would hardly be adapted to meet the case . The Judge has , of course , made bitter enemies , and they have pursued ...
Page 66
... Judge without giving him a hearing ! This is a clear case of vile conspiracy against an up- right and a fearless man who is serving his country in a place of danger and hard work . Your re- port has sent joy to the hearts of the ...
... Judge without giving him a hearing ! This is a clear case of vile conspiracy against an up- right and a fearless man who is serving his country in a place of danger and hard work . Your re- port has sent joy to the hearts of the ...
Page 67
... Judges who do justice abroad will be protected . But when they go out , everything will go back to where it was before . The Administration is not supported by the body of American people . ' ' The With the President 67.
... Judges who do justice abroad will be protected . But when they go out , everything will go back to where it was before . The Administration is not supported by the body of American people . ' ' The With the President 67.
Page 68
... Judge Wilfley had not been heard in his own defence . The President was not mollified in the least . He understood all that . That , indeed , was precisely the point . It was the commit- Mr. Waldo Beneath Discussion . tee's duty to ...
... Judge Wilfley had not been heard in his own defence . The President was not mollified in the least . He understood all that . That , indeed , was precisely the point . It was the commit- Mr. Waldo Beneath Discussion . tee's duty to ...
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Page 10 - MASTER of human destinies am I! Fame, love, and fortune on my footsteps wait. Cities and fields I walk; I penetrate Deserts and seas remote, and passing by Hovel and mart and palace — soon or late I knock unbidden once at every gate! If sleeping, wake — if feasting, rise before I turn away. It is the hour of fate, . And...
Page 10 - Master of human destinies am I: Fame, love and fortune on my footsteps wait, Cities and fields I walk ! I penetrate Deserts and seas remote, and passing by Hovel and mart and palace — soon or late I knock unbidden once at every gate. If sleeping, wake — if feasting, rise before I turn away, it is the hour of fate...
Page 44 - You don't smile with Mr. Roosevelt; you shout with laughter with him, and then you shout again while he tries to cork up more laugh and sputters ; 'Come gentlemen, let us be serious'.
Page 10 - If sleeping, wake: if feasting, rise before I turn away. It is the hour of fate, And they who follow me reach every state Mortals desire, and conquer every foe Save death: but those who doubt or hesitate, Condemned to failure, penury and woe, Seek me in vain and uselessly implore. I answer not, and I return no more!
Page 125 - ... at all, — nor do they so much as think of it, their minds being intent upon that employ they are in, either the delight or diligence of the soul getting the mastery over all other desires. Epaminondas is reported wittily to have said of a good man that died about the time of the battle of Leuctra, How came he to have so much leisure as to die, when there was so much business stirring ? It may truly be asked concerning a man that is either of public employ or a scholar, What time can such a...
Page 15 - ... condition to-day ; his face clear, his weight I should say wellnigh a stone less than was his habit back of a year ago. Look at him as he stands and you will see that he is rigid as a soldier on parade. His chin is in, his chest out. The line from the back of his head falls straight as a plumb-line to his heels. Never for a moment, while he is on his feet, does that line so much as waver, that neck unbend.