“It's a matter of taking the side of the weak against the strong, something the best people have always done
“Yet consider now, whether women are not quite past sense and reason, when they want to rule over men
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is to try just one more time
“No man, however strong, can serve ten years as schoolmaster, priest, or senator, and remain fit for anything else
“I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles can be compromised to serve a greater principle
“The bitterest creature under heaven is the wife who discovers that her husband's bravery is only bravado, that his strength is only a uniform, that his power is but a gun in the hands of a fool.
“It may be that religion is dead, and if it is, we had better know it and set ourselves to try to discover other sources of moral strength before it is too late
“The 'morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised