Fortune, which has a great deal of power in other matters but especially in war, can bring about great changes in a situation through very slight forces.
“Will he get a place for his oldest boy? He can not. His girl? Why, the Chinaman is in her place too!”
“The ability to think straight, some knowledge of the past, some vision of the future, some skill to do useful service, some urge to fit that service into the well-being of the community - these are the most vital things education must try to produce.”