I believe in George Washington,
not in Napoleon Bonaparte; in the Whigs of the Revolutionary
day, not in the Tories; the Chatham, Burke, and Sam Adams,
not in Dr. Johnson or Lord North. I believe that the North
Star, abiding in its place, is a greater influence in the
Universe than any comet or meteor. I believe that the United
States when President McKinley was inaugurated was a greater
world power than Rome in the height of her glory or even England
with her 400,000,000 vassals. I believe, finally, whatever
clouds may darken the horizon, that the world is growing better,
that to-day is better than yesterday, and to-morrow will be
better than to-day."
CHAPTER XL
EDWARD EVERETT HALE
To give a complete and truthful account of my own life, the
name of Edward Everett Hale should appear on almost every
page. I became a member of his parish in Worcester in August,
1849. Wherever I have been, or wherever he has been, I have
been his parishioner ever since. I do not undertake to speak
of him at length not only because he is alive, but because
his countrymen know him through and through, almost as well
as I do.
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