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Most of these characters we still have with us. GOOD READING FOR PACIFISTS March 4, 1908. MOST OF THESE CHARACTERS WE STILL HAVE WITH US GOOD READING FOR PACIFISTS MARCH FOURTH NINE
y incapable of seeing the high purpose and the real greatness which (in spite of the presence also of much that was bad or vile) could have been visible all around him here in America to any man whose vision was both keen and lofty. He could not see the qualities of the young men growing up here, though it was these qualities that enabled these men to conquer the West and to fight to a finish the great Civil War, and though they were to produce leadership like that of Lincoln, Lee, and Grant. Naturally he would think there was no gentleman in New York, because by no possibility could he have recognized a gentleman if he had met one. Naturally he would condemn all America because he had not the soul to see what America was really doing. But he was in his element in describing with bitter truthfulness Scadder and Jefferson Brick, and Elijah Pogram, and Hannibal Chollup, and Mrs. Hominy and the various other characters, great and small, that have always made me enjoy "Martin Chuzzlewit."  ENT HE WAS UTTERLY INCAPABLE OF SEEING THE HIGH PURPOSE AND THE REAL GREATNESS WHICH IN SPITE OF THE PRESENCE ALSO OF MUCH THAT WAS BAD OR VILE COULD HAVE BEEN VISIBLE ALL AROUND HIM HERE IN AMERICA TO ANY MAN WHOSE VISION WAS BOTH KEEN AND LOFTY HE COULD NOT SEE THE QUALITIES OF THE YOUNG MEN GROWING UP HERE THOUGH IT WAS THESE QUALITIES THAT ENABLED THESE MEN TO CONQUER THE WEST AND TO FIGHT TO A FINISH THE GREAT CIVIL WAR AND THOUGH THEY WERE TO PRODUCE LEADERSHIP LIKE THAT OF LINCOLN LEE AND GRANT NATURALLY HE WOULD THINK THERE WAS NO GENTLEMAN IN NEW YORK BECAUSE BY NO POSSIBILITY COULD HE HAVE RECOGNIZED A GENTLEMAN IF HE HAD MET ONE NATURALLY HE WOULD CONDEMN ALL AMERICA BECAUSE HE HAD NOT THE SOUL TO SEE WHAT AMERICA WAS REALLY DOING BUT HE WAS IN HIS ELEMENT IN DESCRIBING WITH BITTER TRUTHFULNESS SCATTER AND JEFFERSON BRICK AND ELIJAH POGRAM AND HANNIBAL CHALLOP AND MISSUS HOMINY AND THE VARIOUS OTHER CHARACTERS GREAT AND SMALL THAT HAVE ALWAYS MADE ME ENJOY MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT 
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