One Of The Tests Of The Civilization

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.

One Thing You May Be Sure Of, I Was Not A Party To Covering Up Anything.

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.

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 Most Noticeable Weakness Of Congressmen Is Their Timidity. They Fear The Use To Be Made Of Their "record." They Are Afraid Ofmaking Enemies. They Do Not Vote According To Their Convictions From Fear Of Consequences.