TOPICS OF THE DAY.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19891, 21 May 1936, Page 8

TOPICS OF THE DAY.

Tyranny

“ Tyrzmnlv. fur the snke of its own security. soon extends into “lo >I‘11“1"‘ oi" npiniun, not 01in in politics, but also in religion, in vullm‘v. and (won in philnsupliy. Tiu‘ro springs up a Ponflict of fnl‘m' against Mum, ui‘ manor against iiiind. So the individual is humiliated, mm 1110 soul of {he lizliiou degraded. There may he

m'th'r: thm'o muy bu 2m appourunvu of unity; there may even be nutiunul puwr‘r. l‘uut pmvvr is ()Ylt‘ thing, true greatness another. At the (‘llll, [hm-v is :1 IiINJHS’L‘ to \\'ill(‘ll (lictatm'ships are very prone —m(‘}:ulmmlni:l. It is u mortal disease. “'0 see the symptoms uppt'ut'in: vlvurly enough. Here in Britain, and in the British (‘mnmonwoultln \\'o will have none of this. Our free institutions :11‘0 i'uuutlml in wnturivs at' histnry, and will stand. Although there are >uuu- :unnn}: ll\‘. win», without any stublt‘ itlt‘flS of ihvir own, are con—si>tvnl nuly in :li\\‘:l_\'.\' following the t':\~hiun of thtl moment. thvsc mm \‘or_\' t't-w. linwrmn's staying, romp]imuntury though it is, may “\IYDI'HH‘IUx'T iu- true. ‘l “ml the l‘ing'lishman to ho him of all mun \\'lm >tumls tirthl in his >lmvs.'"—h‘ir Norbert Samuel.

Early Training “ The film] ~llt‘\'l‘\'>’ «lvlwmls 011 the hay. I have :1 grim message for him. ”v has to Imm. In many 011905 he has. to hmm by huan 11 may ho il'l{\‘l'l)l('. it may hv hard. it may lw dull. But :ut'lm' lhv lozu'hux' hm xlnm- hi 4 lwsl. tho illitinlivv lies with the hwy, 'l‘hm-v mm In- no Il}\x‘l}!lillt‘ u!’ the mind. no training in Ihink, unh-ss Ihu lm-h :m- Inmwm m'h-x‘ [le' i‘udx .'ll‘O h'nrnml. I sllg'gvsl lhnt n Hvi‘ did-mlmn ix ha~i<nul nu. I'Vnmhmliuns nt‘ml offer no tm‘rnr. 'l'hvi'v ix ;' pm)”: Ilv‘nmml Mum]: pun-HR for sh‘ivt dist-iplino. Tin-y \\::l‘.l Ihv'iv lml‘ In 1m huxwlt‘m'dmfi'i' .'lml propul'ml I'nr the storm h'vt‘h- n-f‘ HU- Snrm‘n m lif‘u gyms In tho man with grr‘ni puwm' of \‘.H|‘l.\'. :u lhv mun \\Hh ~1-HH‘MlH‘O]: tn HlO nmu with vhzu'm'tor, \\‘hu ‘ mm >I:lml up In thw hulk-tings nl' ‘hv world; in the man who L‘nn ‘ Hump: knm’lm \\ilh :1 \mih‘; In 1110 mnn who knows how to givo umi tuko: to tho man who lakes 11w rough with thr‘ smooth, without ‘ whining. tn tho inlornnt mnn. nnd. :xhun‘ all. in Hm man who mm 3 n-n-uywr.utc I->}nll)."—r[’l~. ’l'. 'l'hnmzb, lnvmllmulcr, Leeds Grammar