Word: sentimentality
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...satisfies his ideas. Religious truth is unlike all other truths. A mathematical truth is proved by a set of fixed rules. Legal or historical truths are governed only by hearsay. Religious truth, however, is proved by intellect and reasoning. Its foundation is in its appeal to our sentiment of love. It springs from the best there is in us. Our hearts and souls, alone, can satisfy us of its truth...
...gymnasium authorities to this purpose in response to a student movement. The revival of the custom ought also to be a student movement. Any regulations by a body, not composed of students, would seem to us to be out of place. The matter is properly one of sentiment and not of regulation...
...will regard leniently and accordingly he is willing to go wrong. He would never think of it if he knew that by so doing he would lose all reputation and position in college. Thus a tremendous power is in the hands of college men,- namely, the direction of college sentiment. This is a power that, to some measure, is in the hands of every individual. Let us be sure that no man can lay his reputation at our feet and then, after committing some sin, can feel that he stands as well with us and with the college as before...
Such an attitude may be noble from a sentimental point of view, but is it practical from the standpoint of results? The opposing side had agreed that it was independent action when the American patriots revolted from England, but it had been overlooked that it was by party organization alone that the patriots were enabled to carry out their purpose. Washington assembled an army, he did not tell every man to take his musket and fight independently. If the independents would descend from the heights of sentiment and enter vigorously into the life of some party, their work would...
...quote from the circular of the league: "It is believed that the moment is ripe for the consolidation of public sentiment in favor of good government by the formation of a new and large National League for the complete abolition of the spoils system. It is desired thoroughly to popularize the movement and to make it effective in every part of the United States. Membership in the new league is to be without dues, although voluntary contributions will be welcomed...