The Prophet And The Martyr

The Great Ideals Of Liberty And Equality Are Preserved Against The Assaults Of Opportunism, The Expediency Of The Passing Hour, The Erosion Of Small Encroachments, The Scorn And Derision Of Those Who Have No Patience With General Principles.

In Our Worship Of Certainty We Must Distinguish Between The Sound Certainty And The Sham, Between What Is Gold And What Is Tinsel; And Then, When Certainty Is Attained, We Must Remember That It Is Not The Only Good; That We Can Buy It At Too High A Price; That There Is Danger In Perpetual Quiescence As Well As In Perpetual Motion; And That A Compromise Must Be Found In A Principle Of Growth.

Opinion Has A Significance Proportioned To The Sources That Sustain It.

There Is In Each Of Us A Stream Of Tendency, Whether You Choose To Call It Philosophy Or Not, Which Gives Coherence And Direction To Thought And Action. Judges Cannot Escape That Current Any More Than Other Mortals.

Method Is Much, Technique Is Much, But Inspiration Is Even More.