New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-10
The Jitnev Philosophers: or, Nickel Platonism


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x, Of THE DIALOGUE Socrates THE DIALOGUE
Sympodenus A CITIZEN
cocyotes-And how drives your fivver, Sympademus?
c,,nDqdemus-I am highly satisfied with 1t, Socrates
ia not beautiful car, but it takes me from place 10
l.ce and the cost of it is slight.
Do YOU remember the Peace Expedition, Sympade-
mis- which was organized Henry Ford said. to get the
bors ont of the trenches by Christmas?
-Assuredly
And did the Expedition succeed?
No Socrates it did not That is to say the boys
remained in the trenches that Christmas and the following
christmas and fear they will be there at least two more
Chrstmases
!. And do you think Henry Ford felt sensation OF
virtue for his effort despite its failure?
i do not know.
no Won think the men who went about saying bitter
things about Henry Ford or those who praised him.
M glow Of virtue when they made their animadversions
1t would not astonsh me to know that they did.
Well Svrnpadenus you may skim this from the
syncuar Soc they who profess virtue feel more Frtu
as than they who practise it. rather they who talk about
brave things feel more vrtuous than they who DO then
Thought and speech are of the mind action is bounded
more narrowly and spends itself upon an OBJECT Klo"
man who has penetrated the jungle and braved the perls
Of Thbe and done deeds that make me tremoe TO thnk Oh
doing vet he is far modeser man than many an orang
politician who has done nothing in all his life but tax But
nv
pfmess are dishonest?
i do.
Then. az usual poor Sympademus, you are wrong.
yucannot call man dishonest because he processes finer
things than he can perform Do you believe in cleanliness
Sympsdemus?
oh, yes.
Vet Won do not spend ali your time at the baths and
IN washing vour hands; though | might say now If you
worked in nv Office you might wash your hands all day
nc and vet after writing for three minutes at my desk
they would be maculate again And yet though white you
believe in cleanliness you do not spend all your time wash
ing your hands you would not call yourself dishonest
Il should not.
well then. can man not profess finer things than
he can live up to?
Il begin TO believe he can, Socrates
And would YOU not say that man becomes dis
honest only when he makes public profession OF some
virtue with the intention of panng it OIL on the world as
asubstitute for the practice Of it?
fl had YOUR gift Of expression, Socrates, should
say that. .14Lo
We'll svmpademus. after a talk like that cannot be
20 dishonest as TO let you think these are my thoughts
For have lifted them from whatever sources came 10 my
hand lust as if the circle had been lnvehtea iey
Ford might have had difficulty with the WheeiS Oh MS I'd"
He appropriated that invention for one yet you "ouo no
call him dishonest manufacturer!
No | should not And should not call you us
honest for lifting your stuff, even.
is honesty matter of material?
No iii should say, matter of purpose,-a mat
Ter Of intention.
That Svnpadernus, concludes my part OF the morn.
gs entertainment Since then, owing to the practice oil
some Of the things profess have no money suppose you
take me for spin to the Acropohs
All right Socrates let US, the phrase u.s. CO. or
the bovs Les GO