In Avoiding The Appearance Of Evil, I

Perhaps The Happiest Moment Of My Life Was Then, When I Saw That Our Line Didn't Break And That The Enemy's Did.

Is This Not True--that In Proportion To The Value Of Their Estates The Extremely Wealthy Pay Far Less Taxes Than Those Of Moderatemeans? Compare The Amount Paid By Millionaires With The Amount Paid By Ordinary Citizens. I Believe That In Proportion To Their Estates They Pay Less Than Half As Much As Ordinary Citizens, Whereas They Ought To Pay More.

There Are Two Tendencies In All Our War Talk.... The First Is To Boast, If Not Of Ourselves And Our Deeds, At Least Of Our Army, Our Corps, Our Regiments. The Other Is To Find Fault With, To Criticize, To Censure, To Condemn Others. If There Is A Victory, We Gained It And Must Have The Credit Of It. If There Is A Failure, It Was The Fault Of The Other Fellow,--he Must Be Blamed For It.

Crimes Increase As Education, Opportunity, And Property Decrease. Whatever Spreads Ignorance, Poverty And, Discontent Causes Crime.... Criminals Have Their Own Responsibility, Their Own Share Of Guilt, But They Are Merely The Hand.... Whoever Interferes With Equal Rights And Equal Opportunities Is In Some Real Degree, Responsible For The Crimes Committed In The Community.

All Appointments Hurt. Five Friends Are Made Cold Or Hostile For Every Appointment; No New Friends Are Made. All Patronage Is Perilous To Men Of Real Ability Or Merit. It Aids Only Those Who Lack Other Claims To Public Support.