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The Present In New York Is So Powerful That The Past Is Lost.

Inspired Teachers ... Cannot Be Ordered By The Gross From The Factory. They Must Be Discovered One By One, And Brought Home From The Woods And Swamps Like Orchids. They Must Be Placed In A Conservatory, Not In A Carpenter Shop; And They Must Be Honored And Trusted.

A True University Can Never Rest Upon The Will Of One Man. A True University Always Rests Upon The Wills Of Many Divergent-minded Old Men, Who Refuse To Be Disturbed, But Who Growl In Their Kennels.

A Vision Of Truth Which Does Not Call Upon Us To Get Out Of Our Armchair - Why, This Is The Desideratum Of Mankind.

The Short Lesson That Comes Out Of Long Experience In Political Agitation Is Something Like This: All The Motive Power In All Of These Movements Is The Instinct Of Religious Feeling. All The Obstruction Comes From Attempting To Rely On Anything Else. Conciliation Is The Enemy.