Word: war
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Theodore Roosevelt has sounded the keynote of what should be every American's attitude in the war, when he declared recently that patriotic words are only worth while when they have as their basis patriotic actions. Speech is cheap. An insincere man can often utter as noble words as one of undoubted sincerity. High-sounding verbosity will never defeat Germany, nor will it go far toward arousing others of our nation to action. A single heroic death in France, the simple report, "Killed in action," is far more effective than the words of all the statesmen of America...
...service to his government. In that sense most of us are found wanting. We neglect a hundred opportunities for service. The Red Cross, institutions of all kinds engaged in social betterment, Liberty Loan campaigns, all point to a vast need of men. Not one half of us know what war is. It does not permit us to pass our days in usual routine. It calls for radical readjustments, real sacrifices, and a tireless activity...
...down deep and ask yourself what you are doing and whether you cannot be of more service. Get into the war and back your beliefs and high sentiments with real deeds. If you ought to be in the army, get into it. If you ought to be here, make every minute count. In any case, be an American twenty-four hours of every day and learn that slackers are bred of the stuff which is satisfied with "doing...
...should find in this period of warm weather and hour examinations either the energy or the time to settle the educational destinies of the nation in a column and a half is a thing of marvel; but that the editors of the CRIMSON should find in this day of war economy the paper on which to print their effusions is a thing that passes understanding...
...tell you to buy bonds? Because the country must obtain the money in order to carry on the war. The bonds are issued faster than the savings of the nation are accumulated, and that means that we must collect all the funds possible in the form of bonds in order that we may not have to extend our credit further than is absolutely necessary...