Theodore Roosevelt, Twenty-sixth President of the United States: A Typical AmericanS. Stone, 1901 - 413 pages |
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... matter he immediately takes the whole country into his confidence , relying on the good sense of the peo- ple for support in his battle for its establishment . As his life's motto he seems to have taken that comprehensive ritual of a ...
... matter he immediately takes the whole country into his confidence , relying on the good sense of the peo- ple for support in his battle for its establishment . As his life's motto he seems to have taken that comprehensive ritual of a ...
Page 51
... matter of regret to his parents that Theodore was of delicate physique . He had the sturdy spirit of all the vigorous ancestors who had gone before , and with it presented a more volatile quality than is usually found in the phlegmatic ...
... matter of regret to his parents that Theodore was of delicate physique . He had the sturdy spirit of all the vigorous ancestors who had gone before , and with it presented a more volatile quality than is usually found in the phlegmatic ...
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... matter of opinion or dogma he was always ready to cross swords with his instructors , and several of his contempo- raries in college recall with smiles some very strenuous discussions with teachers in which he was involved by his habit ...
... matter of opinion or dogma he was always ready to cross swords with his instructors , and several of his contempo- raries in college recall with smiles some very strenuous discussions with teachers in which he was involved by his habit ...
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... Matter- horn , winning for his feats a membership in the Alpine Club of London . But these were empty honors , brave deeds enough in themselves , but Darren of results . He returned to New York and attempted the study of law with his ...
... Matter- horn , winning for his feats a membership in the Alpine Club of London . But these were empty honors , brave deeds enough in themselves , but Darren of results . He returned to New York and attempted the study of law with his ...
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... matter with the directness that was part of his nature . The laws gave him the right to rally his friends and supporters at the primaries ; and before the old managers were aware of their peril they had exercised that commonly unused ...
... matter with the directness that was part of his nature . The laws gave him the right to rally his friends and supporters at the primaries ; and before the old managers were aware of their peril they had exercised that commonly unused ...
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