 In the same way, while a nation's first duty is within its own borders, it is not thereby absolved from facing its duties in the world as a whole; and if it refuses to do so, it merely forfeits its right to struggle for a place among the peoples that...  The Works of Theodore Roosevelt: The strenuous life - Page 14by Theodore Roosevelt - 1901 - 19 pagesFull view - About this book
 | New York (State). Governor - 1899 - 356 pages
...individual initiative where it is hostile to the welfare of the many. But becausewesetourownhousehold in order, we are not thereby excused from playing...liberty are secured, we must remain in the island to insure them; and infinite tact, judgment, moderation and courage must be shown by our military and... | |
 | Thomas Brackett Reed, Rossiter Johnson, Justin McCarthy, Albert Ellery Bergh - 1900 - 458 pages
...administration of city, State, and Nation. We must strive for honesty in office, for honesty towards the creditors of the nation and of the individual;...liberty are secured, we must remain in the island to insure them; and infinite tact, judgment, moderation, and courage must be shown by our military and... | |
 | New York (State). Governor (1899-1901 : Roosevelt), Theodore Roosevelt - 1899 - 352 pages
...individual initiative where it is hostile to the welfare of the many. But becausewesetourownhousehold in order, we are not thereby excused from playing...for itself whether it shall be an independent State 9 or an integral portion of the mightiest of republics. But until order and stable liberty are secured,... | |
 | Charles Eugene Banks, Le Roy Armstrong - 1901 - 480 pages
...bolder and abler people must undertake the solution. Personally I am far too firm a believer in {he greatness of my country and the power of my countrymen...liberty are secured, we must remain in the island to insure them; and infinite tact, judgment, moderation and courage must be shown by our military and... | |
 | Murat Halstead - 1902 - 496 pages
...the State ; for if he fails in this second duty it is under the penalty of ceasing to be a free man. In the same way, while a nation's first duty is within...liberty are secured, we must remain in the island to insure them ; and infinite tact, judgment, moderation and courage must be shown by our military and... | |
 | Theodore Roosevelt - 1902 - 360 pages
...driven to the ignoble alternative. The problems are different for the different islands. Porto Eico is not large enough to stand alone. We must govern...liberty are secured, we must remain in the island to insure them, and infinite tact, judgment, moderation, and courage must be shown by our military and... | |
 | Richard Ashley Rice - 1915 - 410 pages
...the shield which this nation must carry if she is to do her duty among the nations of the earth—if she is not to stand merely as the China of the western...liberty are secured, we must remain in the island to insure them; and infinite tact, judgment, moderation, and courage must be shown by our military and... | |
 | Bradley Gilman - 1921 - 948 pages
...the State ; for if he fails in this second duty it is under the penalty of ceasing to be a free man. In the same way, while a nation's first duty is within...liberty are secured, we must remain in the island to insure them ; and infinite tact, judgment, moderation and courage must be shown by our military and... | |
 | Theodore Roosevelt - 2006 - 341 pages
...alike we are confronted by most difficult problems. It is cowardly to shrink from solving them. in tlie proper way; for solved they must be, if not by us,...liberty are secured, we must remain in the island to insure them, and infinite tact, judgment, moderation, and courage must be shown by our military and... | |
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