nothing at all--and as long as you do not interfere with others,
no one can imprison you, or question, or burn you at the stake.
----

We should all be especially thankful for the steady awakening of
the national mind. We all pursue wealth--and doubtless
circumstances compel us to pay too much attention to that line of
effort. But we are all THINKING also. There are a thousand
times more thinking, reading men and women to-day in America
alone than lived on earth half a century ago. Love of knowledge
is spreading, and with love of knowledge, love of justice and a
sense of fairness will always be found.

Our material prosperity is great. But it is out- balanced by our
mental prosperity. We are becoming a nation of THINKING men and
women, and since that means real development, we have all reason
to be thankful.



THE HARM THAT IS DONE BY OUR FRIENDS

Thought lives through the ages, flies about over the earth, and
goes on visiting fresh minds, after the mind that gave it birth
has gone back to dust and nothingness.

An Italian wrote words to this effect:

"Man is commanded to forgive his enemies. Nowhere is imposed on
him the far more difficult task of forgiving his friends."