were to depreciate their most radical proclivities, subvert their consciences, make their minds narrow, and their tastes ‘national’ — what!

a statesman who should do all this, which his people would have to do penance for throughout their whole future, if they had a future, such a statesman would be GREAT, would he?” — ”Undoubtedly!” replied the other old patriot vehemently, “otherwise he COULD NOT have done it! It was mad perhaps to wish such a thing! But perhaps everything great has been just as mad at its commencement!” — ”Misuse of words!” cried his interlocutor, contradictorily — ”strong! strong! Strong and mad! NOT great!” — The old men had obviously become heated as they thus shouted their “truths” in each