Janurary 1, 2026 Introduction

It is a great error to speak of the things of this world absolutely and indiscriminately and to deal with them,

The [American] President may slip without the state suffering, for his duties are limited. Congress may slip without the Union perishing, for above Congress there is the electoral body [he means the voters] which can change its spirit by changing its membership.

When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the majority are wrong. The minority are right.