That Alone Is Wise Which Is Just;

As Man Is So Constituted That It Is Utterly Impossible For Him To Attain Happiness Save By Seeking The Happiness Of Others, So Does It Seem To Be Of The Nature Of Things That Individuals And Classes Can Obtain Their Own Just Rights Only By Struggling For The Rights Of Others.

Compare Society To A Boat. Her Progress Through The Water Will Not Depend Upon The Exertion Of Her Crew, But Upon The Exertion Devoted To Propelling Her. This Will Be Lessened By Any Expenditure Of Force In Fighting Among Themselves, Or In Pulling In Different Directions.

We Have Made, And Still Are Making, Enormous Advances On Material Lines. It Is Necessary That We Commensurately Advance On Moral Lines. Civilization, As It Progresses, Requires A Higher Conscience, A Keener Sense Of Justice, A Warmer Brotherhood, A Wider, Loftier, Truer Public Spirit.

In All The New States Of The Union, Land Monopolization Has Gone On At An Alarming Rate, But In None Of Them So Fast As In California, And In None Of Them, Perhaps, Are The Evil Effects So Manifest.

There Is Danger In Reckless Change, But Greater Danger In Blind Conservatism.