Few things are harder to put up with than a good example. We have a criminal jury system which is superior to any in the world; and its efficiency is only marred by the difficulty of finding twelve men every day who don't know anything and can't read. The principle of give and take is the principle of diplomacy--give one and take ten. Accident is the name of the greatest of all inventors. It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt. It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly American criminal class except Congress. God made the Idiot for practice, and then He made the School Board. Whenever you find that you are on the side of the majority, it is time to reform. | 
