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... thing , when you come down to the practical realities , to work for the best ; it is a good deal easier to sit at home in one's parlor and decide what the best is than to get out in the field and try to win it . When one is in the midst ...
... thing , when you come down to the practical realities , to work for the best ; it is a good deal easier to sit at home in one's parlor and decide what the best is than to get out in the field and try to win it . When one is in the midst ...
Page 251
... thing I believe that we are realizing more and more , and that is the value- lessness of mere virtue that does not take a tangible and efficient shape . I do not give the snap of my finger for a very good man who possesses that pe ...
... thing I believe that we are realizing more and more , and that is the value- lessness of mere virtue that does not take a tangible and efficient shape . I do not give the snap of my finger for a very good man who possesses that pe ...
Page 256
... things higher , for the lack of which nothing else can atone , either in the life of a nation or in the life of an individual . We are ending this century ; we are about to enter upon another , increasing the range of our ...
... things higher , for the lack of which nothing else can atone , either in the life of a nation or in the life of an individual . We are ending this century ; we are about to enter upon another , increasing the range of our ...
Page 262
... thing . Since coming to New York this afternoon there has been very vividly brought home to me , what perhaps all of you have realized the last two or three days , the terrible distress this unprecedented weather is causing , and ...
... thing . Since coming to New York this afternoon there has been very vividly brought home to me , what perhaps all of you have realized the last two or three days , the terrible distress this unprecedented weather is causing , and ...
Page 263
... thing at the right moment . And I want to say in answer to what he has just said , gentlemen , that I have striven , so far as in me lay , to keep every promise I made on the stump or off the stump during or prior to the last campaign ...
... thing at the right moment . And I want to say in answer to what he has just said , gentlemen , that I have striven , so far as in me lay , to keep every promise I made on the stump or off the stump during or prior to the last campaign ...
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Page 154 - ... 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 267 - To thine own self be true; thou canst not then be false to any man.
Page 153 - Appointments shall be made to or employment shall be given in all positions in the competitive class that are not filled by promotion, reinstatement, transfer or reduction under the provisions of this chapter, and the rules in pursuance thereof, by appointment from among those graded highest in open competitive examinations conducted by the state or municipal commission, except as herein otherwise provided.
Page 291 - 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 136 - No recommendation of an applicant, competitor or eligible involving any disclosure of his political opinionsor affiliations shall be received, filed or considered by the Commission, by an examining board, or by any nominating or appointing officer. 5. No appointment or selection to or removal...
Page 135 - 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.
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Page 189 - 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.