The Wisdom Of Divine Rule Appears Not

The Will Of The People Cannot Make Just That Which Is Unjust.

Judge Not According To The Orthodox Standard Of A System Religious, Philosophical, Political, But According As Things Promote, Or Fail To Promote The Delicacy, Integrity, And Authority Of Conscience.

Live Both In The Future And The Past. Who Does Not Live In The Past Does Not Live In The Future.

Neither An Enlightened Philosophy, Nor All The Political Wisdom Of Rome, Nor Even The Faith And Virtue Of The Christians Availed Against The Incorrigible Tradition Of Antiquity. Something Was Wanted, Beyond All The Gifts Of Reflection And Experience - A Faculty Of Self Government And Self Control, Developed Like Its Language In The Fibre Of A Nation, And Growing With Its Growth.

Absolute Power Demoralizes.