The Motive Of Art Comes To Us

How Often Has Not The Parallel Been Drawn And The Golden Age Of The Roman Empire, When The External Brilliancy Of Life Likewise Dazzled The Eye, Notwithstanding That The Social Diagnosis Could Yield No Other Verdict Than 'rotten To The Very Core'?

We Understand Hereby, That The Family, The Business, Science, Art And So Forth Are All Social Spheres, Which Do Not Owe Their Existence To The State, But Obey A High Authority Within Their Own Bosom; An Authority Which Rules, By The Grace Of God, Just As The Sovereignty Of The State Does.

The Sovereignty Of The State As The Power That Protects The Individual And That Defines The Mutual Relationships Among The Visible Spheres, Rises High Above Them By Its Right To Command And Compel. But Within These Spheres ... Another Authority Rules, An Authority That Descends Directly From God Apart From The State. This Authority The State Does Not Confer But Acknowledges.

The Holy Scripture Is Like A Diamond: In The Dark It Is Like A Piece Of Glass, But As Soon As The Light Strikes It The Water Begins To Sparkle, And The Scintillation Of Life Greets Us.

Genius Is A Sovereign Power; It Forms Schools; It Lays Hold On The Spirits Of Men, With Irresistible Might; And It Exercises An Immeasurable Influence On The Whole Condition Of Human Life. This Sovereignty Of Genius Is A Gift Of God, Possessed Only By His Grace. It Is Subject To No One And Is Responsible To Him Alone Who Has Granted It This Ascendancy.