The martyr presented the truth bodily, when he said, in suggestive metaphor, that we must “build up from the sound materials”; but his successor insists upon building from materials rotten with treason and gaping with rebellion.
He contrasts the approaches of a martyr and his successor regarding the foundations of government.
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Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
Confessing the Fatherhood of God, and the consequent Brotherhood of Man, we find a divine standard of unquestionable accuracy.
Rather would I arouse you to renewed and incessant exertion.
Endeavor, for a moment, by comparison with other interests, to grapple with this sum.
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