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To reform a man, you must begin with his grandmother.
To reform a man, you must begin with his grandmother.
Every abuse ought to be reformed, unless the reform is more dangerous than the abuse itself.
Every abuse ought to be reformed, unless the reform is more dangerous than the abuse itself.
He who reforms himself has done more toward reforming the public than a crowd of noisy, impotent patriots
He who reforms himself has done more toward reforming the public than a crowd of noisy, impotent patriots
Every reform needs examples more than advocates
Every reform needs examples more than advocates
One of the greatest delusions in the world is the hope that the evils in this world are to be read more
One of the greatest delusions in the world is the hope that the evils in this world are to be cured by legislation.
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.
Grant that the old Adam in these persons may be so buried, that
the new man may be raised read more
Grant that the old Adam in these persons may be so buried, that
the new man may be raised up in them.
The hole and the patch should be commensurate.
The hole and the patch should be commensurate.
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.