Henry James Chews More Than He Bites

The Proper Study Of Mankind Is Woman.

Modern Politics Is, At Bottom, A Struggle Not Of Men But Of Forces. The Men Become Every Year More And More Creatures Of Force, Massed About Central Powerhouses. The Conflict Is No Longer Between The Men, But Between The Motors That Drive The Men, And The Men Tend To Succumb To Their Own Motive Forces.

The People Of Virginia Declare And Make Known That The Powers Granted Under The Constitution Being Derived From The People Of The United States May Be Resumed By Them Whensoever The Same Shall Be Perverted To Their Injury Or Oppression And That Every.

Every Syllable That Can Be Struck Out Is Pure Profit, And Every Page That Can Be Economised Is A Five-per-cent Dividend. Nature Rebels Against This Rule; The Flesh Is Weak, And Shrinks From The Scissors; I Groan In Retrospect Over The Weak.

Analogies Are Figures Intended To Serve As Fatal Weapons If They Succeed, And As Innocent Toys If They Fail.