A Pessimist Is A Man

A Witty Illustration Or An Apt Story Will Accomplish More Than Columns Of Argument.

The Walk Downstairs To The Breakfast Table Is Excercise Enough For Any Gentleman.

It Was For Columbus, When The Right Hour Struck, Forced And Propelled By This Fresh Life, To Reveal The Land Where These New Principles Were To Be Brought, And Where The Awaited Trial Of The New Civilization Was To Be Made.

Force Was The Factor In The Government Of The World When Christ Was Born, And Force Was The Source And Exercise Of Authority Both By Church And State When Columbus Sailed From Palos. The Wise Men Traveled From The East Toward The West Under The Guidance Of The Star Of Bethlehem. The Spirit Of The Equality Of All Men Before God And The Law Moved Westward From Calvary With Its Revolutionary Influence Upon Old Institutions, To The Atlantic Ocean. Columbus Carried It Westward Across The Seas.

Blot Out From The Page Of History The Names Of All The Great Actors Of His Time In The Drama Of Nations, And Preserve The Name Of Washington, And The Century Would Be Renowned.