Word: young
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...that induced him to enter politics, he remarked, was that the machine said he could not win; in the same way many apparently one-sided issues, when left to the people, are decided in a wholly unexpected manner. Sincere and helpful criticism of men and institutions with which the young politician comes in contact, an inflexible maintenance of his word, come what may, and an attitude towards the people while not too cordial and familiar, yet open-minded and careful of their interests, are some of the most fundamental elements of success. It does not make so much difference...
There is a greater opportunity, the Senator concluded, in this republic and at this time for young men in public life than ever before in the world's history. There is so much to be done, so many strong, clean, trained hands needed to do it. But it must be remembered that present day public life means sacrifice and it is battle from beginning to end. Each victory means a contest farther on, but after all there is no effort so much worth while as for this national republic of free and righteous...
...name for himself in oratory. Entering a law office, he was soon admitted to the bar, and practiced law until his election in 1899 to the United States Senate, of which he was at that time the youngest member. He is the author of "The Russian Advance," "The Young Man and the World," "History of the Philippines," and has also contributed to many of the leading magazines...
Judge Gaynor said that the obligations of the educated young man to the community are to preserve the rights of the individual and through them the freedom of our government. Personal freedom is emphatically at the bottom of our government and to preserve it against arbitrary control should be the purpose of the college man. Political problems, such as the tariff and socialism, should be dealt with rationally. Constructive policy and a fixed purpose persistently followed lead to success. The government must be kept under control; it must control the corporate interests which, through railroad rate discrimination have made trusts...
...museum. Among them are included likenesses of many of the famous physicians of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, besides many engravings of places associated with the history of medicine, such as the Middlesex Hospital, the Royal College of Surgeons, and Barber Surgeons Hall. Dr. Chase's and Dr. Young's collections are both very extensive and include many American as well as foreign celebrities...