The Works of Theodore Roosevelt: The strenuous lifeV. 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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... be employed in certain foreign islands , in certain coast fortresses , and on
Indian reservations . No man of good sense and stout heart can take such a
proposition seriously . If we are such weaklings as the proposition 14 The
Strenuous Life.
... be employed in certain foreign islands , in certain coast fortresses , and on
Indian reservations . No man of good sense and stout heart can take such a
proposition seriously . If we are such weaklings as the proposition 14 The
Strenuous Life.
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We must see that there is civic honesty , civic cleanliness , civic good sense in
our home administration of city , State , and nation . We must strive for honesty in
office , for honesty toward the creditors of the nation and of the individual ; for the
...
We must see that there is civic honesty , civic cleanliness , civic good sense in
our home administration of city , State , and nation . We must strive for honesty in
office , for honesty toward the creditors of the nation and of the individual ; for the
...
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We escaped generations of anarchy and bloodshed , because our fathers who
upheld Lincoln and followed Grant were men in every sense of the term , with too
much common sense to be misled by those who preached that war was always ...
We escaped generations of anarchy and bloodshed , because our fathers who
upheld Lincoln and followed Grant were men in every sense of the term , with too
much common sense to be misled by those who preached that war was always ...
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... the coward who babbles of peace ; but due heed is given to the strong man
with the sword girt on thigh who preaches peace , not from ignoble motives , not
from fear or distrust of his own powers , but from a deep sense of moral obligation
.
... the coward who babbles of peace ; but due heed is given to the strong man
with the sword girt on thigh who preaches peace , not from ignoble motives , not
from fear or distrust of his own powers , but from a deep sense of moral obligation
.
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smartness , " unaccompanied by a sense of moral accountability . We shall never
make our Republic what it should be until as a people we thoroughly understand
and put in practice the doctrine that success is abhorrent if attained by the ...
smartness , " unaccompanied by a sense of moral accountability . We shall never
make our Republic what it should be until as a people we thoroughly understand
and put in practice the doctrine that success is abhorrent if attained by the ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Works of Theodore Roosevelt: The strenuous life Volume 12 of The Works of Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt |
| Author | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Publisher | P. F. Collier, 1901 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 9 Mar 2006 |
| Length | 19 pages |
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