Great causes are never tried on their merits; but the cause is reduced to particulars to suit the size of the partizans, and the contention is ever hottest on minor matters.


The Prose Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (ed. 1870)

Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

Great causes are never tried on their merits; but the cause is reduced to particulars to suit the size of the partizans, and the contention is ever...

Great causes are never tried on their merits; but the cause is reduced to particulars to suit the size of the partizans, and the contention is ever...

Great causes are never tried on their merits; but the cause is reduced to particulars to suit the size of the partizans, and the contention is ever...

Great causes are never tried on their merits; but the cause is reduced to particulars to suit the size of the partizans, and the contention is ever...