 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1858 - 752 pages
...Therefore, as a man must breathe and sue before ho can stndy, the scholar must have liberty, tirst of all ; and as the American scholar is a man and...own government, so his interest in political affairs most precede all others. He must build his house before he can live in it. He must be a perpetual inspiration... | |
 | Readers - 1884 - 794 pages
...as a man must breathe and see before be can study, the scholar must have liberty, first of all ; aud as the American scholar is a man and has a voice in...government, so his interest in political affairs must procede all others. lie must build his house before he can live in it. lie must be a perpetual inspiration... | |
 | Recitations - 1876 - 732 pages
...is no intellectual or moral life without liberty Therefore, as a man must breathe and see before Lc can study, the scholar must have liberty, first of...interest in political affairs must precede all others. lie must build his house before he can live in it. Ho must be a perpetual inspiration of freedom in... | |
 | 1876 - 732 pages
...DUTY OF THE AMERICAN SCHOLAR.— GEO. W. CCBTIS. Therefore, as a man must breathe and see before Le can study, the scholar must have liberty, first of...in his own government, so his interest in political afl'airs must precede all others. He must build his house before ho can live in it. He must be a perpetual... | |
 | Harry Thurston Peck - Literature - 1901 - 428 pages
...me," said he, in his discourse at Middletown, — " do you ask me our duty as scholars ? Gentlemen, as the American scholar is a man, and has a voice...political affairs must precede all others. ... He must recognize that the intelligent exercise of political rights, which is a privilege in a monarchy, is... | |
 | Claude Moore Fuess - Recitations - 1914 - 372 pages
...intellectual or moral life without liberty. Therefore, as a man must breathe and see before he can S study, the scholar must have liberty, first of all...it. He must be a perpetual inspiration of freedom 10 in politics. He must recognize that the intelligent exercise of political rights which is a privilege... | |
 | Harry Thurston Peck, Frank R. Stockton, Julian Hawthorne - Anthologies - 1901 - 434 pages
...me," said he, in his discourse at Middletown, — " do you ask me our duty as scholars ? Gentlemen, as the American scholar is a man, and has a voice...political affairs must precede all others. ... He must recognize that the intelligent exercise of political rights, which is a privilege in a monarchy, is... | |
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He must be a perpetual inspiration of freedom in politics. He must recognize that the intelligent exercise of political rights which is a privilege in a monarchy, is a duty in a republic. If it clash with his ease, his retirement, his taste, his study,... 