Be Generous Before You Are

Moral Precepts Are Constant Through The Ages And Not Obedient To Circumstances.

The Most Certain Test By Which We Judge Whether A Country Is Really Free Is The Amount Of Security Enjoyed By Minorities.

It Is Very Easy To Speak Words Of Wisdom From A Comfortable Distance, When One Sees No Reality, No Details, None Of The Effect On Men's Minds.

Government By Idea Tends To Take In Everything, To Make The Whole Of Society Obedient To The Idea. Spaces Not So Governed Are Unconquered, Beyond The Border, Unconverted, A Future Danger.

A Public Man Has No Right To Let His Actions Be Determined By Particular Interests. He Does The Same Thing As A Judge Who Accepts A Bribe. Like A Judge He Must Consider What Is Right, Not What Is Advantageous To A Party Or Class.