. The fireside sphinx. Cats. th evil ; THE aggressiveness of our fore- fathers puzzles and repels us. It is the quality which, of all others, is least comprehensible to the unconcern which we call tolerance, and to the sensitiveness which we call hu- manity. How, we ask ourselves, could men have felt cock-sure of things about which they knew nothing; and why should they have deemed it essential to beat their convictions into other men's brains .' The speed and sincerity with which principles were translated into action five hundred years ago kept all Christen- dom in commotion. Peop
. The fireside sphinx. Cats. th evil ; THE aggressiveness of our fore- fathers puzzles and repels us. It is the quality which, of all others, is least comprehensible to the unconcern which we call tolerance, and to the sensitiveness which we call hu- manity. How, we ask ourselves, could men have felt cock-sure of things about which they knew nothing; and why should they have deemed it essential to beat their convictions into other men's brains .' The speed and sincerity with which principles were translated into action five hundred years ago kept all Christen- dom in commotion. People did not then shrug. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Repplier, Agnes, 1855-1950. Boston, New York, Houghton, Mifflin and Co.
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