Word: faith
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...himself in all of these qualities. No combination of all of these qualities is so well shown as in the character of Thomas Jefferson, the greatest constructive statesman in history, who, in comparison with Alexander Hamilton, shows the most striking cast of a conscientious politician who realized and had faith in the strength and wisdom of the people. This faith in our people and in our democratic form of government cannot be over estimated, and it is justified by a comparison between our government and that of Russia. The evidence of the righteousness of our democracy is its universal progress...
...smoker of the second year class of the Law School, given in the Living Room of the Union, last evening, Hon. William Jennings Bryan delivered a very forcible address on "Faith...
...main part of his speech was devoted to the subject of "Faith." He showed that there is nothing so absolutely necessary for success as faith, for as one's faith is, so will be his success. A man should have complete faith in himself, and this must be well-grounded on knowledge...
...last kind of faith, which cannot be over-emphasized, is faith in God. Man needs the restraining influence which is obtained in no other way than in a firm faith in a divine power. It was this powerful faith which led Christians to die as martyrs, and thus show themselves worthy of the great cause for which they died. Men who live for themselves live small lives, as history has often shown. To be effective and happy a man must have faith in himself, faith in mankind, faith in his government, and faith...
...inclined impulsively to give equal importance to all, including those which are mere exercises in verbal ingenuity. We read Chesterton with delight because of his manliness, because of his courage, because he has ideals; we honor him because he insists on the value of ideals and of faith as springs of action; because he would substitute for our modern, sentimental purposelessness the energy of a brave purpose; because he is not what the author concludes, with the worst kind of Chestertonian paradox which consists in twisting a word entirely out of its accepted meaning--because he is not the most...