Bethink You Of The Blessedness.

Peace Is That State In Which Fear Of Any Kind Is Unknown.

It Would Scarcely Be Destruction," He Replied Gently. "let Us Call It Iconoclasm, The Swallowing Of Formulas, Which Has Always Had Its Full Retinue Of Idealists. And You Do Not Want A Napoleon . All That Is Needed Is Direction, Which Could Be Given By Men Of Far Lower Gifts Than A Bonaparte. In A Word, You Want A Power-house, And Then The Age Of Miracles Will Begin.

You May Hear People Say That Submarines Have Done Away With The Battleship, And That Aircraft Have Annulled The Mastery Of The Sea. That Is What Our Pessimists Say. But Do You Imagine That The Clumsy Submarine Or The Fragile Aeroplane Is Really The Last Word Of Science?

That Is The Supreme Value Of History. The Study Of It Is The Best Guarantee Against Repeating It.

I Believe That Every Man Has In His Soul A Passion For Treasure-hunting, Which Will Often Drive A Coward Into Prodigies Of Valour.