I Am A Radical In Thought (and

My Wish For The American Woman Is That She May Always Be An Elevating Influence-man's Inspiration. Let Him Go Forth To Duty While She Weaves The Spell Which Makes Home A Paradise To Which He May Return, Ever Welcome, Whether He Is Victor Or Vanquished.

The Man Of Large And Conspicuous Public Service In Civil Life Must Be Content Without The Presidency. Still More, The Availability Of A Popular Man In A Doubtful State Will Secure Him The Prize In A Close Contest Against The First Statesman Of The Country Whose State Is Safe.

Personally I Do Not Resort To Force - Not Even The Force Of Law - To Advance Moral Reforms. I Prefer Education, Argument, Persuasion, And Above All The Influence Of Example - Of Fashion.

For Character, To Prepare For The Inevitable I Recommend Selections From [ralph Waldo] Emerson. His Writings Have Done For Me Far More Than All Other Reading.

Virtue Is Defined To Be Mediocrity, Of Which Either Extreme Is Vice.