Not Honesty Alone, But The

The Great Generalities Of The Constitution Have A Content And A Significance That Vary From Age To Age.

The Prophet And The Martyr Do Not See The Hooting Throng. Their Eyes Are Fixed On The Eternities.

The Heroic Hours Of Life Do Not Announce Their Presence By Drum And Trumpet.

No Judicial System Could Do Society's Work If Each Issue Had To Be Decided Afresh In Every Case Which Raised It.

More Truly Characteristic Of Dissent Is A Dignity, An Elevation, Of Mood And Thought And Phrase. Deep Conviction And Warm Feeling Are Saying Their Last Say With Knowledge That The Cause Is Lost. The Voice Of The Majority May Be That Of Force Triumphant, Content With The Plaudits Of The Hour, And Recking Little Of The Morrow. The Dissenter Speaks To The Future, And His Voice Is Pitched To A Key That Will Carry Through The Years.