Gilpin observer., 1918-04-04
Colonial Quotations
Fit Present Days.
Words Of Famous Americans Seem
to Show They Foresaw the
Liberty Loan.

George Washington-"It is an old
maxim that the surest way to make
a good peace is to be prepared for
war"
Thomas Observation-Disclosures pro-
vokes insult and injury, while a con-
dition to punish it often prevents it."
Benjamin Franklin-"We must in.
deed all hang together or, most as.
suredly, we will all hang separately"
James Monroe-"A defenseless posi-
ton and distinguished love Of peace
are the surest invitations to war"
Andrew Jackson-"We shall more
certainly preserve peace when It is
we'll understood that we are prepared
for war"
Robert NOTES.-The enemy will
ask for peace only when we are in a
position vigorously to prosecute war;"
Liberty Loans Of Other Days.
Robert Morris, Superintendent of
Finance in the American Revolution.
in circular to the governors of the
states on October 10, 1881, wrote:
1T is not by the brilliant successes
Of war. the splendor of conquest or
the shouts Of victory that wise min
istry are to be affected. The superb
Gritty Of national resources 10 the sure
ground on which to hope for success,
and that superior resource, steadily
and perseverinoIy applied, must even
tuaIIy attain its object.
ut is possible that we are near the
close of this war, and perhaps we are
only in the middle OF it. But II the
war should continue, we have to
blame ourselves; for were these re-
sources called into action which we
really possess, the foreign enemies
would soon lose all hope and abandon
their enterprise.
az we do our duty now the war will
soon be brought to a close; IL not, Il
may last for many years, and what
will then be its Termination Il 10 not
in our wisdom to foresee. The enemy
will ask for peace only when we are
In condition vigorously to prosecute
the war.
at 10 necessary that we should be
In condition to prosecute the war with
case before we can expect to lay down
our arms with security, before We can
treat Of peace honorabIy, and before
we can conclude II with advantage.
Between opposition and submission
there is no middle line. The idea of
submission is, and ever ought to be,
rejected with disdain. Opposition,
becomes matter Of neces-
sIty, and that opposition Involves
expense.
ut remains only to provide men
and money, and to make that pro-
vision as early as possible, for the old
adaoe that he who gives early doubles
his oIft,' can never be more
applicable than on the present occa-
sion. For whatever may be the diff
ferent opinions of different men, all
must agree that the only way to se-
cure peace Is to be prepared for war"
Our Fathers Influence.
As II to conclude the argument that
We, OF today. should heed the wisdom
Of our forefathers, that other great
American. Abraham Lincoln. said:
81 do not mean to say we are bound
to follow implicitly in whatever our
fathers did. To do SO would be to dis
card all the lights Of current expert
ence-to reject all progress, all i'm.
provement. What I do say is that "
we would suppIsnt the opinions and
policy Of our fathers In any case, we
should do 90 upon evidence 90 con.
elusive, and argument so clear that
sven their great authority, fairly con.
sldered and weighed, cannot stand"
With these words Of great Ameri-
cans fresh in the mind who can say
that the subscribing. and moreover,
the over-subscribing Of the Third Lib.
srty Loxn IL not the most important
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