"insect" that rears dangerous reefs and even moun- 

 tain ranges, and the Rhizopods that made the chalk 

 cliffs possible, did not change the earth's crust in the 

 twinkling of an eye, so neither can the efforts of man 

 instantly change the social condition. Souls do not 

 make lightning changes. Karl Marx thought society 

 would change in the twinkling of a ballot, but he was 

 not a Monist, and therefore did not realize that hu- 

 manity is a solidarity of souls, evolved from very lowly 

 forms and still slowly ascending. 



And the beauty of it is, the Marxians are helping the 

 race to ascend, by supplying it an Ideal, even if they 

 fail utterly to work their lightning change. In the end 

 there is no defeat for any man or any thing. 

 When men deserve the Ideal they will get it. So long 

 as they prefer beer, tobacco, brawls and slums, these 

 things will be supplied. When they get enough of these 

 something better will be evolved. The stupidity of 

 George III. was a necessary factor in the evolution of 

 freedom for America. All is one ; all is Good ; and all 

 is God. 



The Marxians will eventually win, but by Fabian 

 methods, and socialism will come under another name. 

 Q As opposed to Herbert Spencer, Haeckel does not 

 admit the Unknowable, although, of course, he realizes 

 the unknown. No man ever had a fuller faith, and if 

 there is any such thing as a glorious death-bed it must 

 come to men of this type who believe not only that all 

 is well for themselves, but for every one else. How a 

 death-bed could be "glorious" for a man who had 



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