Self Help

e Senator asked me a question for which I never forgave him until I began the research to which I have referred. I see that you are a very staunch Democrat, said he, and I wonder if you know why you are? I thought of the question for a few seconds, then blurted out this reply: I am a Democrat because my father was one, of course! With a broad grin on his face the Senator then nailed me with this rejoinder: Just as I thought! Now wouldnt you be in a bad fix if your father had been a horse-thief? 10 Hearts, like doors, can open with ease, To very, very little keys; And dont forget that they are these: I thank you, sir, and If you please. 11 It was many years later, after I began the research work herein described, that I understood the real meaning of Senator Taylors joke. Too often we hold opinions that are based upon no sounder foundation than that of what someone else believes. That you may have a detailed illustration of the farreaching effects of one of the important principles uncovered by the incident to which I have referred, and - That you may learn how and where you acquired your philosophy of life, in general; That you may trace your prejudices and your biases to their original source; That you may discover, as I discovered, how largely you are the result of the training you received before on reached the age of fifteen years I will now quote the full text of a plan which I submitted to Mr. Edward Boks Committee, The American Peace Award, for the abolition of war. This plan covers not only the most important of the principles to which I refer, but, as you will observe, it shows how the principle of organized effort, as outlined in Lesson Two of this course, may be applied to one of the most important of the worlds problems, and at the same time gives you a more comprehensive idea of how to apply this principle in the attainment of your definite chief aim. 12 HOW TO ABOLISH WAR The Background Before offering this plan for the prevention of war, it seems necessary to sketch briefly a background that will clearly describe the principle which constitutes the warp and the woof of the plan. The causes of war may be properly omitted for the reason that they have but little, if any, relation to the principle through which war may be prevented. The beginning of this sketch deals with two important factors which constitute the chief controlling forces