The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-03-11


and make The best Of life
Prejudice like the spider make
every place ia home
The mind once enlightened canno
again become dark
The true idea Of o great nation {
that which extends and promotes th.
principles u universal society
For hypocrisy 10 peFsQnate girtur
successfully It mast know and leo.
what virtue is and a. It cannot long d
this n cannot long deceive
Where there Is no danger coward.
ars bold
The liberty Of the press is not the
liberty If lying
4 right 20 be truly 50, must be right
within itself yet many things have
obtained the name Of right, which are
originally founded IN wrong OF
this kind arc ell rights by mere con.
quest power or violence.
Those who abuse liberty when they
possess II, would abuse power could
they oJlain H.
OF mors worth is one honest man 10
society Than an the crowned rufians
that ever lived.
The right win always become the
popular it 10 has courage 10 show itself
Some aro $50 Brrail Of doing wrong
that they never 10 right
Want Of consistency In The natural
consequence Of wnut Of principle
1t Is tbe nature Of compassion 10
associate with misfortune
Public money onght tobe t~ouchel.with
tho most ]scrupulous consciousness Of
honor.
Every age and generation must be as
free to net for itself IN an easos A. tho
age and generations which proceed Il.
The more perfect civilization Ii, the
less occnsion has It for government
All tho great laws Of society are laws
Of nature.
Whatever The apparent cause OF any
riots may be, the real one Il always
want of happiness
II q government requires the support
Of oaths it Is q sign that It Is not worth
supporting
Our happiness will always depend
upon ourselves
We owe many Of our noblost dis-
'oyeries more 10 accident than wisdom
Spiritual freedom Is the root Of politi
'al liberty
Public esteem ought to wait upon
merit
Society Is produced by our wants,
md government by our wickednesa
Government is but q necessary evil.
That In which any man Is interested
g every iaans duty 10 support.
A traitor is the foulest hend on
arth. A narrow system Of politics,
a narrow system Of religion, Is cal
only to SOM The temper and be
Il variance with mankind.
Those who expect 10 reap the bless
ngs Of freedom mast like man, under.
o the fatigues Of supportingit
It is the object only Of war that makes
} honorable
Mankind have lived 10 very little
Il, Mt this period OF the world,
hey must 10 two or three thousand
back for lessons and examples
The artificial noble Bhrinks into a
wnrf beside the noble Of MIXTURE.
Such rs the irresistible nature OF
nth, that all it asks, and an It wants. I
the liberty Of appearing. !
America need never be ashamed to !,
her birth nor relate the stages by
hitch She rose TO empire,
The most formidable weapon against
'rors Of every kind Is reason. ?
I have always strenuously supported !
70 right Of every man to his opinion :
'wcyer different that opinion might p.
3 from mime =
The ragged relic and the antiquated !
.ecedent the monk and the monarch. /
III moulder together :
Every religion is good that teaches =
an TO be good, y
All religion was instituted to monop. 7
izo power and profit, !
A few people know how 70 @rcspect !
emselyes =
] do not know Of greater good that
individual can render to mankind
an % endeavor 10 break the chains y
p%olttiCal superstition. Il
10 Is q dangerous ATTEMPT In any n
ytrnucnt 70 say to a nation, fLoa r.
li net YtUd =
tIlnrii les have TO connection with VI
uur characters with names. q
thing moderately good Is not so s
cd rs IL ought 20 be.
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