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Two examples may serve to familiarize the reader with the phenomenon and to moderate his surprise at the defects of the world-dictators in Paris. One English-speaking statesman, dealing with the Italian government and casting around for some effective way of helping the Italian people out of their pitiable economic plight, fancied he hit upon a felicitous expedient, which he unfolded as follows.
"There is a singularity in politics, Miss Brandon," said he, "which I dare say you have often observed, namely, that those who are least important are always most noisy, and that the chief people who lose their temper are those who have nothing to gain in return." As Clifford spoke, the doors were thrown open, and some visitors to Miss Brandon were announced.
No truth is taught to the people, no Bible is read in their ears; religion is not taught, even morality is not taught; men follow the devices and desires of their own hearts, and there is no voice raised to say, 'You are doing wrong. My country is sunk very low; and she cannot hope to rise, for the word of her Maker is not in her hand.
It was a clear perception of the wonderful complication of interests involved in the final appeal to the people that induced the Virginia statesmen to take the lead in a compromise. Four years before, in 1783, when Congress was endeavouring to apportion the quotas of revenue to be required of the several states, a similar dispute had arisen.
The spirit and virtue of thy master shall advance by thou being his servant: thus wilt thou thyself advance with his spirit and virtue!" And verily, ye famous wise ones, ye servants of the people! Ye yourselves have advanced with the people's spirit and virtue and the people by you! To your honour do I say it!
Of our people in the factory, only eight were armed with crossbows, all the rest being only armed with swords, with nothing to defend them but their cloaks.
Come what might, he could never fight for the Cherokees against the British his father's people, his mother's people no more than he could fight for the British against his adopted tribe the Cherokee and he the "Man-killer!" "They will fight each other," said Varney weightily, "and the day is not far the day is not far!"
No wonder either, since, for a while, many of the people refused to accept the new form of government, and would not vote for a President. They were angry, at having been thrust forth from their heritage as British subjects. What nation, they demanded, had the right so to treat a section of its people, who had done nothing to disqualify themselves from citizenship?
Although we shall treat religion more fully in a later paragraph, it is desirable that we now gain an idea of those beliefs which enter intimately into every activity of the daily life of this people. The Bagobo believes in a mighty company of superior beings who exercise great control over the lives of men.
Oh, I would love to be, too, if I didn't have to suffer too much first to learn how to sympathize and comfort. Maybe that is what I am to learn from this wintah's disappointment, a way to help othah people beah their disappointments.
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