No Public Character Has Ever Stood The

Liberty, Next To Religion Has Been The Motive Of Good Deeds And The Common Pretext Of Crime.

Many Men Can No More Be Kept Straight By Spiritual Motives Than We Can Live Without Policemen.

The Strong Man With The Dagger Is Followed By The Weak Man With The Sponge.

A Public Man Has No Right To Let His Actions Be Determined By Particular Interests. He Does The Same Thing As A Judge Who Accepts A Bribe. Like A Judge He Must Consider What Is Right, Not What Is Advantageous To A Party Or Class.

Fanaticism Displays Itself In The Masses; But The Masses Were Rarely Fanaticised; And The Crimes Ascribed To It Were Commonly Due To The Calculations Of Dispassionate Politicians.