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Every reformation must have its victims. You can't expect the fatted calf to share the enthusiasm of the angels over read more
Every reformation must have its victims. You can't expect the fatted calf to share the enthusiasm of the angels over the prodigal's return.
Every reform, however necessary, will by weak minds be carried to an excess which will itself need reforming.
Every reform, however necessary, will by weak minds be carried to an excess which will itself need reforming.
My desolation does begin to make
A better life.
My desolation does begin to make
A better life.
The best reformers the world has ever seen are those who commence on themselves
The best reformers the world has ever seen are those who commence on themselves
Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their
reputation and social standing, never can bring about a reform. read more
Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their
reputation and social standing, never can bring about a reform.
Those who are really in earnest must be willing to be anything or
nothing in the world's estimation.
Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits.
Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits.
The Bolshevists would blow up the fabric with high explosive,
with horror. Others would pull down with the crowbars read more
The Bolshevists would blow up the fabric with high explosive,
with horror. Others would pull down with the crowbars and with
cranks--especially with cranks. . . . Sweating, slums, the sense
of semi-slavery in labour, must go. We must cultivate a sense of
manhood by treating men as men.
Reform is born of need, not pity. No vital movement of the people has worked down, for good or evil; read more
Reform is born of need, not pity. No vital movement of the people has worked down, for good or evil; fermented, instead, carried up the heaving, cloggy mass.
Reform must come from within, not from without. You cannot legislate for virtue.
Reform must come from within, not from without. You cannot legislate for virtue.
