This is the only right way to successfully equip the youth of America
with moral, physical and mental efficiency. Then, and only then, as
modern St. Georges, thus armored, they can be trusted THEMSELVES to
meet the dragons of evil that cross the path of life. For down that
path they have to go. You cannot prepare the path for them. You cannot
clear it of the dragons. Forcible governmental censorship can’t do it
and ought not to do it.
=It’s our job to prepare youth for the path, the big job parents,
teachers and preachers are neglecting in their mistaken effort too
much to prepare the path for them. I do beseech you to direct your
efforts more to preparing youth for the path and less to preparing
the path for youth. Then, with perfect faith, you can trust him to
go down that path, and though it be strewn with dragon’s teeth, he
will emerge triumphant, the glorious youth that he is--Young America,
the noblest, bravest, wisest, most loyal, generous and just that the
world has ever seen--his own best censor.=
Transcriber’s Note:
- Text that was in bold is enclosed by equals signs (=bold=).
- Text that was in italics is enclosed by underscores (_italics_).
- Inconsistencies in hyphenation have been standardized.
- Minor punctuation errors have been changed without notice.
- New original cover art included with this eBook is granted to the
public domain.
- Spelling was retained as in the original except for the following
changes:
Page 5: “some of the week-minded” to “some of the weak-minded”
Page 5: “to be done. yet” to “to be done. Yet”
Page 7: “forever the undisputed soverign” to “forever the undisputed
sovereign”
Page 8: “mostly by artificial restaints” to “mostly by artificial
restraints”
Page 9: “of the natural restrains” to “of the natural restraints”
Page 11: “an industry or artistery” to “an industry or artistry”
Page 11: “what is really abscenity” to “what is really obscenity”
Page 13: “are backed, as it” to “are backed, as is”