Greatness Of Mind Becomes An Object Of

Only A Development Of Thought Achieved Through The Self-education Of The Whole Man Can Prevent Any Body Of Thought Whatsoever From Becoming A Poison; Can Prevent Enlightenment From Becoming An Agent Of Death.

The 'public' Is A Phantom, The Phantom Of An Opinion Supposed To Exist In A Vast Number Of Persons Who Have No Effective Interrelation And Though The Opinion Is Not Effectively Present In The Units. Such An Opinion Is Spoken Of As 'public Opinion,' A Fiction Which Is Appealed To By Individuals And By Groups As Supporting Their Special Views. It Is Impalpable, Illusory, Transient; "'tis Here, 'tis There, 'tis Gone"; A Nullity Which Can Nevertheless For A Moment Endow The Multitude With Power To Uplift Or Destroy.

What Makes Us Afraid Is Our Great Freedom In The Face Of The Emptiness That Has Still To Be Filled.

When In Our Isolation We See Our Lives Seeping Away As A Mere Succession Of Moments, Tossed Meaninglessly About By Accidents And Overwhelming Events; When We Contemplate A History That Seems To Be At An End, Leaving Only Chaos Behind It, Then We Are Impelled To Raise Ourselves Above History.

Greatness Of Mind Becomes An Object Of Love Only When The Power At Work In It Itself Has A Noble Character