ForwhocansaybywhatstrangewayChristbringshiswilltolight，SincethebarrenstaffthepilgrimboreBloomedinthegreatPope’ssight。
PATRIOTISM:AMENACETOLIBERTY
Whatispatriotism？Isitloveofone’sbirthplace，theplaceofchildhood’srecollectionsandhopes，dreamsandaspirations？Isittheplacewhere，inchildlikenaivety，wewouldwatchthefleetingclouds，andwonderwhywe，too，couldnotrunsoswiftly？Theplacewherewewouldcountthemilliardglitteringstars，terror-strickenlesteachone\"aneyeshouldbe，\"piercingtheverydepthsofourlittlesouls？Isittheplacewherewewouldlistentothemusicofthebirds，andlongtohavewingstofly，evenasthey，todistantlands？Ortheplacewherewewouldsitatmother’sknee，enrapturedbywonderfultalesofgreatdeedsandconquests？Inshort，isitloveforthespot，everyinchrepresentingdearandpreciousrecollectionsofahappy，joyous，andplayfulchildhood？
Ifthatwerepatriotism，fewAmericanmenoftodaycouldbecalledupontobepatriotic，sincetheplaceofplayhasbeenturnedintofactory，mill，andmine，whiledeafeningsoundsofmachineryhavereplacedthemusicofthebirds。Norcanwelongerhearthetalesofgreatdeeds，forthestoriesourmotherstelltodayarebutthoseofsorrow，tears，andgrief。
What，then，ispatriotism？\"Patriotism，sir，isthelastresortofscoundrels，\"saidDr。Johnson。LeoTolstoy，thegreatestanti-patriotofourtimes，definespatriotismastheprinciplethatwilljustifythetrainingofwholesalemurderers；atradethatrequiresbetterequipmentfortheexerciseofman-killingthanthemakingofsuchnecessitiesoflifeasshoes，clothing，andhouses；atradethatguaranteesbetterreturnsandgreaterglorythanthatoftheaverageworkingman。