As History Stands, It Is

American Politics Is A Struggle, Not Of Men But Of Forces. The Men Become Every Year More And More Creatures Of Force, Massed About Central Power Houses.

At The Utmost, The Active-minded Young Man Should Ask Of His Teacher Only Mastery Of His Tools. The Young Man Himself, The Subject Of Education, Is A Certain Form Of Energy; The Object To Be Gained Is Economy Of His Force; The Training Is Partly The Clearing Away Of Obstacles, Partly The Direct Application Of Effort. Once Acquired, The Tools And Models May Be Thrown Away.

A Certain Secret Jealousy Of The British Minister Is Always Lurking In The Breast Of Every American Senator, If He Is Truly Democratic; For Democracy, Rightly Understood, Is The Government Of The People, By The People, For The Benefit Of Senators, And There Is Always A Danger That The British Minister May Not Understand This Political Principle As He Should.

The Virgin Filled So Enormous A Space In The Life And Thought Of The Time That One Stands Now Helpless Before The Mass Of Testimony To Her Direct Action And Constant Presence In Every Moment And Form Of The Illusion Which Men Thought They Thought Their Existence.

Society' In America Means All The Honest, Kindly-mannered, Pleasant- Voiced Women, And All The Good, Brave, Unassuming Men, Between The Atlantic And The Pacific. Each Of These Has A Free Pass In Every City And Village, 'good For This Generation Only,' And It Depends On Each To Make Use Of This Pass Or Not As It May Happen To Suit His Or Her Fancy.