Physical Bravery Is An Animal Instinct; Moral

Society,--the Only Field Where The Sexes Have Ever Met On Terms Of Equality, The Arena Where Character Is Formed And Studied, The Cradle And The Realm Of Public Opinion, The Crucible Of Ideas, The World's University, At Once A School And A Theater, The Spur And The Crown Of Ambition, The Tribunal Which Unmasks Pretension And Stamps Real Merit, The Power That Gives Government Leave To Be, And Outruns The Lazy Church In Fixing The Moral Sense Of The Eye.

The Penny-papers Of New York Do More To Govern This Country Than The White House At Washington.

The Work Resembles A Breech Delivery-one Which Is Expressed In Rhythmic Lurches, Stabs Of Phrase And Vocal Ornamentation Designed To Express Agitation Rather Than Decorative Grace.

There Is Nothing Stronger Than Human Prejudice. A Crazy Sentimentalism, Like That Of Peter The Hermit, Hurled Half Of Europe Upon Asia, And Changed The Destinies Of Kingdoms.

Government Is Only A Necessary Evil, Like Other Go-carts And Crutches. Our Need Of It Shows Exactly How Far We Are Still Children. All Governing Overmuch Kills The Self-help And Energy Of The Governed.