We must work and prepare for that hour.

Then there is our philosophical friend.

I expect him to hear my arguments.

When I am done, he may not agree with me on all points; he may not agree with me on any point; but if he come with me, I promise him one thing: this question can no longer be dismissed with a smile.
II Our friend's attitude is explained in part by our never having attempted to show that a separatist policy is great and wise.

We have held it as a right, have fought for it, have made sacrifices for it, and vowed to have it at any cost; but we have not found for it a definite place in a philosophy of life.