is no heroism in outlawry, and the fate of each outlaw in his turn
should be an everlasting lesson to the young of the land. And even as
Benedict Arnold, the patriot and traitor, dying in an ugly garret in a
foreign land, cried with his last breath to the lone priest beside him:
"Wrap my body in the American flag;" so the outlaw, from his inner soul,
if not from his lips, cries out, "Oh, God, turn back the universe!"

There is another subject I want to say a word about--one which I never
publicly advocated while in prison, for the reason that I feared the
outside world would believe it a disguise to obtain my freedom. Freedom
is the birthright heritage of every man, and it was very dear to me, but
if the price of it was to pretend to be religious, the price was too high,
and I would rather have remained in prison. Some men in prison fly to it
as a refuge in sincerity--some otherwise. But to the sincere it is a great
consolation, for it teaches men that hope is a divinity, without which no
man can live and retain his reason.

But now that I have been restored to citizenship I feel free to express my
views upon religion without fear that men will accuse me of hypocrisy. I
do not see why that word "hypocrisy" was ever put in the English language.
Now, I am a lecturer, not a minister, but I want to say that I think it is
a wise plan to let the Lord have his own way with you. That's logic. The
man who walks with God is in good company. Get into partnership with Him,
but don't try to be the leading member of the firm. He knows more about
the business than you do. You may be able for a time to practice
deception upon your fellow men, but don't try to fire any blank cartridges
at the Author of this Universe. There are a great many ways to inspire a
man with true Christian sentiment, and I must say that the least of them
is sitting down and quoting a text from Scripture. Religious men and
women have visited me in prison who have never mentioned religion, but
have had the strongest influence over me. Their sincerity and conduct
appealed to one more strongly than the bare Scripture. I can see in
imagination now one whom I have so often seen in reality while in prison.
She was a true, sweet, lovely, Christian young lady. I remember once
asking her if all the people of her church were as good as she was. She
replied, honestly and straightforwardly: "No; you will not find them all
so liberal toward their unfortunate br