A Human Being Is Not

Every School Boy And School Girl Who Has Arrived At The Age Of Reflection Ought To Know Something About The History Of The Art Of Printing.

Under The Sublime Law Of Progress, The Present Outgrows The Past. The Great Heart Of Humanity Is Heaving With The Hopes Of A Brighter Day. All The Higher Instincts Of Our Nature Prophesy Its Approach; And The Best Intellects Of The Race Are Struggling To Turn That Prophecy Into Fulfilment.

In Vain Do They Talk Of Happiness Who Never Subdued An Impulse In Obedience To A Principle. He Who Never Sacrificed A Present To A Future Good, Or A Personal To A General One, Can Speak Of Happiness Only As The Blind Speak Of Color.

There Is Nothing Derogatory In Any Employment Which Ministers To The Well-being Of The Race. It Is The Spirit That Is Carried Into An Employment That Elevates Or Degrades It.

Injustice Alone Can Shake Down The Pillars Of The Skies, And Restore The Reign Of Chaos And Night.