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And, as these letters to you go on, you will observe that every single point we shall discuss will be ruled by this aspect. For the highest ideals are only common sense poetically treated. AND AS THESE LETTERS TO YOU GO ON YOU WILL OBSERVE THAT EVERY SINGLE POINT WE SHALL DISCUSS WILL BE RULED BY THIS ASPECT FOR THE HIGHEST IDEALS ARE ONLY COMMON SENSE POETICALLY TREATED
 or the community at large to which you belong, then the sin of it “jumps to the eyes,” as the French say. The test of every action is whether or no it would injure your own _self-respect_; firstly, entirely for you; and, secondly, in regard to the community--because your self-respect would be injured if you felt you had hurt the community. You are a responsible being, you know, Caroline, a being with naturally fine qualities, and one who has had the fortune to have received the highest education. Therefore you must “make good,” and show that, when art and science, directed by common sense, have done their best for a young girl, she can prove in herself that it is worth while to use these two things for the perfecting of the coming woman who is to be the mother of that race of mental giants which we hope the middle of this, our century, will produce. I think I am a crusader for the cause of common sense--which is only another word for what God meant when He endowed Solomon with wisdom. OR INJURE OTHERS WHO ARE NEAR TO YOU OR THE COMMUNITY ENLARGED WHICH YOU BELONG THEN THE SIN OF IT JUMPS TO THE EYES AS THE FRENCH SAY THE TEST OF EVERY ACTION IS WHETHER OR NO IT WOULD INJURE YOUR OWN SELF RESPECT FIRSTLY ENTIRELY FOR YOU AND SECONDLY IN REGARD TO THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE YOUR SELF RESPECT WOULD BE INJURED IF YOU FELT YOU HAD HURT THE COMMUNITY YOU ARE A RESPONSIBLE BEING YOU KNOW CAROLINE A BEING WITH NATURALLY FINE QUALITIES AND ONE WHO HAS HAD THE FORTUNE TO HAVE RECEIVED THE HIGHEST EDUCATION THEREFORE YOU MUST MAKE GOOD AND SHOW THAT WHEN ART AND SCIENCE DIRECTED BY COMMON SENSE HAVE DONE THEIR BEST FOR A YOUNG GIRL SHE CAN PROVE IN HERSELF THAT IT IS WORTH WHILE TO USE THESE TWO THINGS FOR THE PERFECTING OF THE COMING WOMAN WHO IS TO BE THE MOTHER OF THAT RACE OF MENTAL GIANTS WHICH WE HOPE THE MIDDLE OF THIS OUR CENTURY WILL PRODUCE I THINK I AM CRUSADER FOR THE CAUSE OF COMMON SENSE WHICH IS ONLY ANOTHER WORD FOR WHAT GOD MEANT WHEN HE ENDOWED SOLOMON WITH WISDOM
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