Public Papers of Theodore Roosevelt, Governor, 1899[-1900], Volume 1Brandow printing Company, 1899 |
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Page 265
Remember that peace itself , that peace after which all men crave , is merely the
realization in the present of what has been bought by strenuous effort in the past .
Peace represents stored - up effort of our fathers or of ourselves in the past .
Remember that peace itself , that peace after which all men crave , is merely the
realization in the present of what has been bought by strenuous effort in the past .
Peace represents stored - up effort of our fathers or of ourselves in the past .
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You do not get peace by peace ; you get peace as the result of effort . If you strive
to get it by peace you will lose it , that is all . If we ever grow to regard peace as a
permanent condition ; if we ever grow to feel that we can afford to let the keen ...
You do not get peace by peace ; you get peace as the result of effort . If you strive
to get it by peace you will lose it , that is all . If we ever grow to regard peace as a
permanent condition ; if we ever grow to feel that we can afford to let the keen ...
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... a brief and glorious war they strive to a lasting peace that shall redound not
only to the interests of the conquered people , not only to the honor of the
American public , but to the permanent advancement of civilization and of all
mankind .
... a brief and glorious war they strive to a lasting peace that shall redound not
only to the interests of the conquered people , not only to the honor of the
American public , but to the permanent advancement of civilization and of all
mankind .
Page 270
There have been other races as great in peace great point in the upbuilding of
the so - called AngloSaxon people ( I am unable to go into the nice ethnic
distinction that would make of Clive , of Wellington , and Nelson , Normans — I
much ...
There have been other races as great in peace great point in the upbuilding of
the so - called AngloSaxon people ( I am unable to go into the nice ethnic
distinction that would make of Clive , of Wellington , and Nelson , Normans — I
much ...
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seemed not to have learned , that the one way to insure peace was the
preparedness for war . On the one hand , that should give us a little comfort when
we feel gloomy at the present day . We are going to live through these ,
gentlemen , just ...
seemed not to have learned , that the one way to insure peace was the
preparedness for war . On the one hand , that should give us a little comfort when
we feel gloomy at the present day . We are going to live through these ,
gentlemen , just ...
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Page 135 - civil service" of the state of New York or any of its civil divisions or cities includes all offices and positions of trust or employment in the service of the state or of such civil division or city, except such offices and positions in the militia and the military departments as are or may be created under the provisions of article eleven of the constitution.
Page 156 - ... 1. Whenever there are urgent reasons for filling a vacancy in any position in the competitive class and there is no list of persons eligible for appointment after competitive examination, the appointing officer may nominate a person to the...
Page 269 - To thine own self be true; thou canst not then be false to any man.
Page 292 - We do not admire the man of timid peace. We admire the man who embodies victorious effort; the man who never wrongs his neighbor; who is prompt to help a friend; but who has those virile qualities necessary to win in the stern strife of actual life.
Page 293 - Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.
Page 137 - Provisions. 1. The violation of any of the provisions of the Civil Service Law or of these rules by any person in the civil service of the State or of any civil division or city thereof shall be considered a good cause for the dismissal of such person from the service.
Page 6 - The most able men — from the East and the West, from the North and the South...
Page 174 - That he is properly certified as free from any physical defect or disease which would be likely to interfere with the proper discharge of his duties; Third.
Page 191 - The members of -the said board and of the said commissions shall be appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate; and. any member may be removed from office by the governor for cause, an opportunity having been given him to be heard in his defense.
Page 138 - Fifth, that no person in the public service is for that reason under any obligation to contribute to any political fund, or to render any political service, and that he will not be removed or otherwise prejudiced for refusing to do so.