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Whether the state should permit prize fights is not the question. The fact is, as everyone knows, that it is permitted on account of a psychology growing out of the war. We content ourselves with saying it will never do to raise our boys as molly-coddles; they must learn to fight. It is not alone murder that can be traced directly to the war psychology.
"Don't you know that it is forbidden?" "Yes," growled Dan, sullenly. "Then why break the rule?" "They'll all be molly-coddles, if they don't know how to fight." "Have you found Emil a molly-coddle? He doesn't look much like one," and Mr. Bhaer brought the two face to face.
It will make us less promiscuously hospitable to every kind of immigrant; It will reëstablish in our minds and conscience and policy our true historic genesis, background, kindred, and destiny i.e., kill the Irish and the German influence. It will revive our real manhood put the molly-coddles in disgrace, as idiots and dandies are;
I bet they think we're a precious lot of molly-coddles! I bet they're laughing in their sleeves all the time. I'd hate to hear what they say about us. But the point I'm trying to make is not that. It's this: we can't afford to lose them. This place is a prison now. It will be worse than that if this keeps up it'll be a madhouse."
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