The Truth Is, When All

Americans Began By Loving Youth, And Now, Out Of Adult Self-pity, They Worship It.

History, Like A Vast River, Propels Logs, Vegetation, Rafts, And Debris; It Is Full Of Live And Dead Things, Some Destined For Resurrection; It Mingles Many Waters And Holds In Solution Invisible Substances Stolen From Distant Soils.

Whoever Wants To Know The Heart And Mind Of America Had Better Learn Baseball, The Rules And Realities Of The Game - And Do It By Watching First Some High School Or Small-town Teams.

Except Among Those Whose Education Has Been In The Minimalist Style, It Is Understood That Hasty Moral Judgments About The Past Are A Form Of Injustice.

On The One Hand, Society Needs A Common Faith And Vigorous Institutions With The Power To Coerce; And On The Other, The Individual As A Human Soul Or As The Bearer Of A New And Possibly Saving Heresy, Must Be Free. It Is Difficult Enough To Reconcile These Two Needs, But The Problem Holds Another Hazard: The Need Of Action Under The Pressure Of Time.