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ncerity of a martyr. She is as reliable as the attraction of gravitation. She is absolutely true to her conviction, intellectually honest, logical, candid and infinitely persistent. No human being has done more for women than Miss Anthony. She has won the respect and admiration of the best people on the earth. And so I say: Good luck and long life to Susan B. Anthony. _Question_. Which did more for his country, George Washington or Abraham Lincoln? _Answer_. In my judgment, Lincoln was the greatest man ever President. I put him above Washington and Jefferson. He had the genius of goodness; and he was one of the wisest and shrewdest of men. Lincoln towers above them all. _Question_. What gave rise to the report that you had been converted --did you go to church somewhere? _Answer_. I visited the "People's Church" in Kalamazoo, Michigan. This church has no creed. The object is to make people happy in this world. Miss Bartlett is the pastor. She is a remarkable woman and is devoting her life to good work. I liked her church and said so. This is all. _Question_. Are there not some human natures so morally weak or diseased that they cannot keep from sin without the aid of some sort of religion? _Answer_. I do not believe that the orthodox religion helps anybody to be just, generous or honest. Superstition is not the soil in which goodness grows. Falsehood is poor medicine. _Question_. Would you consent to live in any but a Christian community? If you would, please name one. _Answer_. I would not live in a community where all were orthodox Christians. I would rather dwell in Central Africa. If I could have my choice I would rather live among people who were free, who sought for truth and lived according to reason. Sometime there will be such a community. _Question_. Is the noun "United States" singular or plural, as you use English? _Answer_. I use it in the singular. _Question_. Have you read Nordau's "Degeneracy"? If so, what do you think of it? _Answer_. I think it is substantially insane. _Question_. What do you think of Bishop Doane's advocacy of free rum as a solution of the liquor problem? _Answer_. I am a believer in liberty. All the temperance legislation, all the temperance societies, all the agitation, all these things have done no good. _Question_. Do you agree with Mr. Carnegie that a college education is of little or no practical value to a
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