Unjust war is to be abhorred; but woe to the nation that does not make ready to hold its own in time of need against all who would harm it ! And woe, thrice over, to the nation in which the average man loses the fighting edge, loses the power to serve... History as literature and other essays - Page 131by Theodore Roosevelt - 1913 - 310 pagesFull view - About this book
| Electronic journals - 1910 - 1060 pages
...neighbor. But war is looked upon as an evil, and as a virtue in itself. " Unjust war is," he says, " to be abhorred ; but woe to the nation that does not...serve as a soldier if the day of need should arise." But this same statement is immediately preceded by a tribute to the dreamers and philanthropists: "We... | |
| 1910 - 444 pages
...that we can be sure of lifting our civilization to a higher and more permanent plane of well being than was ever attained by any preceding civilization....serve as a soldier if the day of need should arise. THE IDEAL CIVILIZATION. "It is no impossible dream to build up a civilization in which morality, ethical... | |
| Theodore Roosevelt - Biography & Autobiography - 1910 - 250 pages
...the nation that does not make ready to the Nat'J,°a" hold its own in time of need against all wuinot who would harm it; and woe thrice over to the nation...serve as a soldier if the day of need should arise. — University of Berlin Address. The leaders of the Red Terror prattled Deeds not of peace while they... | |
| Charles Grenfill Washburn - Presidents - 1916 - 272 pages
...avoided if possi? and honorable peace to be desired above all 1 ings. On one occasion he said: — . . . Unjust war is to be abhorred; but woe to the nation...serve as a soldier if the day of need should arise! And on another: — A wanton or useless war, or a war of mere aggression, is to be condemned as a peculiarly... | |
| Charles Grenfill Washburn - Biography & Autobiography - 1916 - 284 pages
...if possible and honorable peace to be desired above all things. On one occasion he said: — . . . Unjust war is to be abhorred; but woe to the nation...serve as a soldier if the day of need should arise! And on another : — A wanton or useless war, or a war of mere aggression,™!!!' llfte" condemned... | |
| Frederick E. Drinker, Jay Henry Mowbray - Presidents - 1919 - 532 pages
...that we can be sure of lifting our civilization to a higher and more permanent plane of well-being." " Unjust war is to be abhorred, but woe to the nation...fighting edge, loses the power to serve as a soldier." " In the Grecian and Roman military history the change was steadily from a citizen army to an army... | |
| Charles Edward Locke - 1919 - 228 pages
...truly a notable and prophetic utterance, when visiting the Berlin University in May, 1910, he said, "Unjust war is to be abhorred; but woe to the nation...need against all who would harm it; and woe thrice to the nation in which the average man loses the fighting edge, loses the power to serve as a soldier... | |
| Charles Edward Locke - 1919 - 228 pages
...truly a notable and prophetic utterance, when visiting the Berlin University in May, 1910, he said, "Unjust war is to be abhorred; but woe to the nation that does not make ready to hold its own in tune of need against all who would harm it; and woe thrice to the nation in which the average man loses... | |
| Harold Howland - Presidents - 1921 - 332 pages
...an acid into their manliness of fiber. He used the same phrase many times. Here is another instance: Unjust war is to be abhorred; but woe to the nation...serve as a soldier if the day of need should arise! That was it — the fighting edge. Roosevelt had it, if ever man had. The conviction of the need for... | |
| Harold Howland - Biography & Autobiography - 1921 - 312 pages
...war is to be abhorred; but woe to the nation that does not make ready to hold its own in time of 240 need against all who would harm it ! And woe, thrice...serve as a soldier if the day of need should arise! That was it — the fighting edge. Roosevelt had it, if ever man had. The conviction of the need for... | |
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