at makes our earth sweep round the sun,
our sun sweep round a far-off star, all lesser groups sweep round one
central sun, that shepherds all the other systems, asks for the toil of
Galileo and Kepler, of Copernicus and Newton, and a great company of
modern students. The father of astronomy had to wait a thousand years
for the fruition of his science. Upon those words, called law or love,
or mother or king, man hath with patience labored. The word wife or
mother is so rich to-day as to make Homer's ideal, Helen, seem poor and
almost contemptible. The girl was very beautiful, but very painful the
alacrity with which she passes from the arms of Menelaus to the arms of
Paris, from the arms of Paris to those of Deiphobus, his conqueror. If
one hour only was required for this lovely creature to pack her
belongings preparatory to moving to the tent of her new lord, one day
fully sufficed for transferring her affections from one prince to
another. But, toiling ever upward to her physical beauty, woman added
mental beauty, moral beauty, until the word wife or mother or home came
to have almost infinite wealth of meaning.

In government also the best political instruments ask for longest time.
Hercules ruled by the right of physical strength. Assembling the
people, he challenged all rivals to combat. A single hour availed for
cutting off the head of his enemy. Henceforth he reigned an
unchallenged king. Because man hath with patience toiled long upon
this republic, how rich and complex its institutions! The modern
presidency does not represent the result of an hour's combat between
two Samsons. Forty years ago the eager aspirants began their struggle.
A great company of young men all over the land determined to build up a
reputation for patriotism, statesmanship, wisdom and character. As the
time for selecting a president approached, the people passed in review
all these leaders. When two or more were finally chosen out, there
followed months in which the principles of the candidates were sifted
and analyzed. "I know of no more sublime spectacle," said Stuart Mill,
"than the election of the ruler under the laws of the republic. If the
voice of the people is ever the voice of God, if any ruler rules by
divine right, it is when millions of freemen, after long consideration,
elect one man to be their appointed guide and leader." If a single
hour availed for Samson to settle the question of his sovereignty, free
ins