As History Stands, It Is A Sort

Politics Are A Very Unsatisfactory Game.

Henry James Chews More Than He Bites Off.

Those Who Seek Education In The Paths Of Duty Are Always Deceived By The Illusion That Power In The Hands Of Friends Is An Advantage To Them.

A Period Of About Twelve Years Measured The Beat Of The Pendulum. After The Declaration Of Independence, Twelve Years Had Been Needed To Create An Efficient Constitution; Another Twelve Years Of Energy Brought A Reaction Against The Government Then Created; A Third Period Of Twelve Years Was Ending In A Sweep Toward Still Greater Energy; And Already A Child Could Calculate The Result Of A Few More Such Returns.

Whenever A Man Reaches The Top Of The Political Ladder, His Enemies Unite To Pull Him Down. His Friends Become Critical And Exacting.