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Theodore Roosevelt thanks Ralph M. Easley for the correspondence. He feels that Morris Hillquit and Kirby represent “that particularly noxious kind of class consciousness.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-11
President Roosevelt thanks Maud Nathan for her support and says that the “Hilquit type” of inciter gives the “reactionary type” its strength, while the extreme reactionary gives strength to the “anarchist agitator of the Hilquit type.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-05-11
Ralph M. Easley sends Theodore Roosevelt his correspondence with Morris Hilquit concerning the socialist attacks against the National Civic Federation. Although initially a personal reply, President Seth Low has forwarded Easley’s statement to the Federation’s executive committee and other friends.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-10
Handwritten draft of Theodore Roosevelt’s lecture at Princeton. Roosevelt compares the ethics of a nation to ethics on an individual level. He calls for a balance between taking care of oneself (or nation) and paying one’s duty to others (at an international level). He points to Germany’s actions during the first World War as an extreme example of caring only for the individual. Roosevelt discusses the current state of the American military and the war with Germany, including reports from the government and newspapers. He presents a list of America’s shortcomings in not being prepared for the war and advises the young university men to learn from the lessons of the past and become leaders in the future.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1917-11-16
In his lecture at Princeton, Theodore Roosevelt compares the ethics of a nation to ethics on an individual level. He calls for a balance between taking care of oneself (or nation) and paying one’s duty to others (at an international level). He points to Germany’s actions during the first World War as an extreme example of caring only for the individual. Roosevelt discusses the current state of the American military and the war with Germany, including reports from the government and newspapers. He presents a list of America’s shortcomings in not being prepared for the war and advises the young university men to learn from the lessons of the past and become leaders in the future.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1917-11-16