Partisanship Should Be Kept Out Of The

I Prefer To Make No New Declarations [on Southern Policy Beyond What Was In The Letter Of Acceptance]. But You May Say, If You Deem It Advisable, That You Know That I Will Stand By The Friendly And Encouraging Words Of That Letter, And By All That They Imply. You Cannot Express That Too Strongly.

Partisanship Should Be Kept Out Of The Pulpit... The Blindest Of Partisans Are Preachers. All Politicians Expect And Find More Candor, Fairness, And Truth In Politicians Than In Partisan Preachers. They Are Not Replied To - No Chance To Reply To Them.... The Balance Wheel Of Free Institutions Is Free Discussion. The Pulpit Allows No Free Discussion.

General Education Is The Best Preventive Of The Evils Now Most Dreaded. In The Civilized Countries Of The World, The Question Is How To Distribute Most Generally And Equally The Property Of The World. As A Rule, Where Education Is Most General The Distribution Of Property Is Most General.... As Knowledge Spreads, Wealth Spreads. To Diffuse Knowledge Is To Diffuse Wealth. To Give All An Equal Chance To Acquire Knowledge Is The Best And Surest Way To Give All An Equal Chance To Acquire Property.

Law Without Education Is A Dead Letter. With Education The Needed Law Follows Without Effort And, Of Course, With Power To Execute Itself; Indeed, It Seems To Execute Itself.

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.