All Wars Are Popular For The First

Troubles Impending Always Seem Worse Than Troubles Surmounted, But This Does Not Prove That They Really Are.

For Most Americans The Constitution Had Become A Hazy Document, Cited Like The Bible On Ceremonial Occasions But Forgotten In The Daily Transactions Of Life.

The Great Religious Ages Were Notable For Their Indifference To Human Rights... Not Only For Acquiescence In Poverty, Inequality, Exploitation And Oppression, But Also For Enthusiastic Justifications For Slavery, Persecution, Abandonment Of Small Children, Torture, And Genocide... Moreover, Religion Enshrined Hierarchy, Authority, And Inequality... It Was The Age Of Equality That Brought About The Disappearance Of Such Religious Appurtenances As The Auto-da-fe And Burning At The Stake.

For History Is To The Nation As Memory Is To The Individual.

Excellence Is The Eternal Quest. We Achieve It By Living Up To Our Highest Intellectual Standards And Our Finest Moral Intuitions. In Seeking Excellence, Take Life Seriously-but Never Yourself!