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Excerpt from Stop and Think, or Reasons for the Decadence of Aristocrats
He may therefore at times be misunder stood and considered a little harsh, unless one keeps ever in mind as to what the best con sists in. It is true be firmly believes the word aristocrat, is applied in entirely too limited a sense, when it is considered as belonging only to those of so called noble origin, and noble not synonymous with virtue, still, he hopes and trusts the little volume may in the end do good, by pointing out the many dan gers he thinks beset any other course in so ciety, than that which has for its object, the true betterment of humanity by example andprecept, and not simply by name; and thus avoiding false pride (vanity) and egotism of birth or wealth, give place to a true concept of what the word Aristocrat stands for, when carefully analyzed and laid bare. The author. 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.
