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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...honor than of their bodily comfort. For myself, I say that I prefer a thousand times self-support with all the troubles and vicissitudes which it entails to the shelter and comfort of the walls of Sing Sing. And to the Sanchos who would ridicule my typical Latin sentimentality, let the noble sentimentality of the Belgian people which saved the world from Prussian militarism be an answer...
...Let us quote one passage, however, which, although splendidly positive and indicative of vigorous individual taste, might well be moderated. "Thackery as a personality and a social philosopher I cannot abide: his point of view being expressive of the mixture of ignorance, snobbery, humbug, and conceit, which has made the British Empire in more than one sense the wonder of the world...
...still more in the dark about the opportunities that will be open to him. Until he knows more he will do well to practice the first virtue of the soldier, the patient pursuit, with all his might, of the course indicated to him. If in the training corps let him stick to it, learn self-control, and not permit nervous excitement to distract him from his other work. When the proper moment comes, and not before, he will be asked to give his whole time to military preparation. Those who are not in the training corps will be wise...
...action. If they were merely disloyal to their nation in being loyal to the whole of humanity, they would be justified. (?) But . . . they are failing to serve to their utmost ability that greater cause which they have undertaken to uphold. They are failing both the nation and the race. Let them stop to take thought, lest unwittingly they be doubly disloyal...
Just as the individual never wants to remain inactive and useless when his country is at war, so we as a nation cannot cowardly stand aloof and lend our moral support. We are all citizens of the United States, and we are proud of our country. Let us resolve to make other nations admire this country at war even as they have always admired us at peace...