Swift Defined Observation To Be

The Right Of Private Judgment Is Absolute In Every American Citizen.

Real Political Issues Cannot Be Manufactured By The Leaders Of Political Parties, And Real Ones Cannot Be Evaded By Political Parties. The Real Political Issues Of The Day Declare Themselves, And Come Out Of The Depths Of That Deep Which We Call Public Opinion.

A Nation Is Not Worthy To Be Saved If, In The Hour Of Its Fate, It Will Not Gather Up All Its Jewels Of Manhood And Life, And Go Down Into The Conflict However Bloody And Doubtful, Resolved On Measureless Ruin Or Complete Success.

Suicide Is Not A Remedy

The Chief Instrument Of American Statistics Is The Census, Which Should Accomplish A Two-fold Object. It Should Serve The Country By Making A Full And Accurate Exhibit Of The Elements Of National Life And Strength, And It Should Serve The Science Of Statistics By So Exhibiting General Results That They May Be Compared With Similar Data Obtained By Other Nations.