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america american-athlete frontier life mixing remarkable volatile

The lawlessness of frontier life in America has been pictured as a remarkable phenomenon. In reality, it was the natural consequence of indiscriminate mixing of volatile substances.

american-athlete civil destined experience extreme states united worse

If there is anything worse than international warfare, is civil warfare, and the United States was destined to experience it in the extreme of bitterness.

american-athlete best chords motherhood sympathy tender

Motherhood is at its best when the tender chords of sympathy have been touched.

american-athlete dominating man

In the cold, shivering twilight, preceding the daybreak of civilization, the dominating emotion of man was fear.

american-athlete attempt frequently seldom views

To attempt to superimpose its views through the exercise of force, is seldom the part of intelligence; it is frequently the part of ignorance.

american-athlete generally

In the clashes between ignorance and intelligence, ignorance is generally the aggressor.

american-athlete nations

Individuals and nations owe it to themselves and the world to become informed.

american-athlete entitled nations nativity whatever

One's nativity is not of his own choosing, but whatever it may be, it is entitled to respect; and all nations have honorable place in the world's family.

american-athlete higher less

The higher the general average of intelligence, all things else being equal, the less the disposition to be meddlesome, critical, and overbearing.

american-athlete eventually proves strength

The very strength of a nation eventually proves to be its weakness.

american-athlete break power responsibility rests shoulders song

Much responsibility rests upon the shoulders of the song leader; it is not infrequently within his power to make or break a meeting.

american-athlete employ enforce less measures thinks views

The less one knows, the more he thinks he knows, and the more willing he is to employ any and all measures to enforce his views upon others.

america genius precious religious spirit

There is nothing in the genius of America more precious today than the spirit of religious and political tolerance in its application to our own people.

american-athlete clubs countries full given including rotary

Singing is not indulged in by Rotary clubs of some countries and all clubs are given full privilege to do as they please about including it in their programs.

american-athlete bottom clique despises hates objects simply

When an individual, a sect, a clique or a nation hates and despises another individual, sect, clique or nation, he or they simply do not know the objects of their hatred. Ignorance is at the bottom of it.

american-athlete members rotary

It has been the way of Rotary to focus thought upon matters in which members are in agreement, rather than upon matters in which they are in disagreement.