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Excerpt from The Ballot and the Bullet The disgust experienced by persons of refinement at thought of the settlement of grave questions of human liberty and justice, or even mere technicalities of opin ion, by the arbitrament of a brutal physical contest, has never penetrated the conception of the advocates of military philosophy. The rapid evolution of sentime in all civilized countries toward peaceful settlements difficulties, and the appeal of disputes instead, trained and steady brains, has passed unnoticed. For getting that ideal conditions of society demand votes which stand for brains, not muscles for consciences, not, bullets, the argument gains ground only with those who, sympathize with past conditions and who are blinded to present possibilities. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.