. Bill Nye's history of the United States. THE MAN WHO WILLNOT FORGIVE AND FORGET, OR THE MAWKISHAND MOIST-EYED SNIVELLER WHO WANTS TO DOTHAT ALL THE TIME? WHEN Patrick Henry put his old cast-ironspectacles on the top of his head andwhooped for liberty, he did not knowthat some day we should have more of it than weknew what to do with. He little dreamed thatthe time would come when we should have moreliberty than we could pay for. When Mr. Henrysawed the air and shouted for liberty or death, Ido not believe that he knew the time would comewhen Liberty would stand on Bedloes Island andyearn for
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. Bill Nye's history of the United States. THE MAN WHO WILLNOT FORGIVE AND FORGET, OR THE MAWKISHAND MOIST-EYED SNIVELLER WHO WANTS TO DOTHAT ALL THE TIME? WHEN Patrick Henry put his old cast-ironspectacles on the top of his head andwhooped for liberty, he did not knowthat some day we should have more of it than weknew what to do with. He little dreamed thatthe time would come when we should have moreliberty than we could pay for. When Mr. Henrysawed the air and shouted for liberty or death, Ido not believe that he knew the time would comewhen Liberty would stand on Bedloes Island andyearn for rest and change of scene. It seems to me that we have too much libertyin this country in some ways. We have moreliberty than we have money. We guarantee thatevery man in America shall fill himself up full ofliberty at our expense, and the less of an Amer-ican he is the more liberty he can have. Should 297 298 HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. he desire to enjoy himself, all he needs is a slightforeign accent and a willingness to mix up with. PATRICK HENRY S GREAT SPEECH. politics as soon as he can get his baggage off thesteamer. The more I study American institutionsthe more I regret that I was not born a foreigner, THOUGHTS ON THE LATE WAR. 299 SO that I could have something to say about themanao-ement of our ereat land. If I could notbe a foreigner, I believe I should prefer to be apoliceman or an Indian not taxed. I am often led to ask, in the language of thepoet, Is civilization a failure, and is the Caucasianplayed out? Almost every one can have a good deal offun in America except theAmerican. He seems to beso busy paying his taxes thathe has very little time to vote, or to mingle in societys giddywhirl, or to mix up with thenobility. That is the reasonwhy the alien who ridesacross the United States inthe Limited Mail andwrites a book about usbefore breakfast won-ders why we are alwaysin a hurry. That alsois the reason why wehave to throw our mealsinto ourselves with suchdespa