Who But Shall Learn That Freedom Is

I Have To Study Politics And War So That My Sons Can Study Mathematics, Commerce And Agriculture, So Their Sons Can Study Poetry, Painting And Music.

Life Is A Problem; Mortal Man Was Made To Solve The Solemn Problem Right Or Wrong.

Religious Discord Has Lost Her Sting; The Cumbrous Weapons Of Theological Warfare Are Antiquated: The Field Of Politics Supplies The Alchymists Of Our Times With Materials Of More Fatal Explosion, And The Butchers Of Mankind No Longer Travel To Another World For Instruments Of Cruelty And Destruction.

When (an Advocate) Is Not Thoroughly Acquainted With The Real Strength And Weakness Of His Cause, He Knows Not Where To Choose The Most Impressive Argument. When The Mark Is Shrouded In Obscurity, The Only Substitute For Accuracy In The Aim Is In The Multitude Of The Shafts.

Courage And Perseverance Have A Magical Talisman, Before Which Difficulties Disappear And Obstacles Vanish Into Air. These Qualities Have Ever Been Displayed In Their Mightiest Perfection, As Attendants In The Retinue Of Strong Passions.