On the very day of his murder the Estates of Holland resolved "to maintain the good cause, with God's help, to the uttermost, without sparing gold or blood;" and they kept their word.
The same illustration applies to all history and morals.

The career of a great man remains an enduring monument of human energy.

The man dies and disappears; but his thoughts and acts survive, and leave an indelible stamp upon his race.

And thus the spirit of his life is prolonged and perpetuated, moulding the thought and will, and thereby contributing to form the character of the future.

It is the men that advance in the highest and best directions, who are the true beacons of human progress.