Duty is the sublimest word in our language.

Language shapes the way we think, and determines what we can think about.

How can I tell what I think till I see what I say?

The trite saying that honesty is the best policy has met with the just criticism that honesty is not policy. The real honest man is honest from conviction of what is right, not from policy.

In all my perplexities and distresses, the Bible has never failed to give me light and strength.

We have fought this fight as long, and as well as we know how. We have been defeated. For us as a Christian people, there is now but one course to pursue. We must accept the situation.