Word: destroyed
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Roosevelt for his procedure, but he had to decide whether we would take possession of the ends of the railroad on the Isthmus and keep the traffic clear, or whether we would stand back and let those Southern gentlemen cut each others' throats for an indefinite time and destroy whatever, remnant of our property and our interests we had there. Roosevelt had to do exactly as he did, or the only alternative would have been an indefinite duration of bloodshed and devastation through the whole extent of the Isthmus. It was a time to act and not to theorize...
...students should be much concerned with the nation's problems, the nation's needs, conversant with the history of the past with the possibilities and the dangers of the future as well, grounded in the knowledge of those forces which tend to conserve and those forces which tend to destroy its source of power. A National University is not only a protest but a safeguard against educational sectionalism and separation...
...That internationalism will destroy patriotism is no argument," he continued, "for the growth of Prussia which ended in patriotism was against the principles of humanity. As every political truth has its limitations, so has patriotism...
...victory of the Allies and America can secure effective consolidation. It has become essential simply because without it the chaotic system of state sovereignty is bound to lead to further disaster. It implies simply the co-operation of international resources for the common end of peace. It may not destroy, but it will at least minimize the burden of armaments...
...America, therefore, we still maintain our balance between taxation and bond issues. The former method will no doubt be increased, but it will never supplant the latter as the most important source of war income. The power of taxation is the power to destroy. The power of borrowing is the power to enlist the support of the entire nation in the prosecution...