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would have lasted; that moral development alone will 
not suffice, or Judzea had been permanent; that physi- 
cal development will not serve, or Sparta would stand 
to-day. Some day there will arise a nation that will 
see to it that every intellectual advance is accom- 
panied by an equivalent moral and physical advance. 
When this time comes we shall have a race which 
can survive. Are we to be that race? The sins of 
man are generally the dregs of his brute ancestry. 
Bestiality of life was once common enough to at- 
tract no attention. Kings and nobles were not sup- 
posed to be clean so long as they confined their bestial 
relations to those below them in rank. Gradually 
men are becoming ashamed of uncleanness in life. 
Some day there will be no difference so far as purity 
of life is concerned, between the two who present 
themselves at the altar asking the blessing of God 
on their union. 
If anyone doubts that English speaking people 
are becoming cleaner of life he needs only to consult 
the literature of the past. No one dreams of find- 
ing fault with Chaucer because his stories related in 
the company of men and women often would not 
bear such telling to-day. Shakespeare, with all his 
wonderful genius, needs expurgating if one would 
read him aloud comfortably to a mixed audience. 
And these are the shining stars. When we drop 
