The road to heaven is thought to be
byway of hell; and men must realize
their hell before they will seek the
heaven to which they are entitled.
And so wrong is now something to
be righted, not adjusted to. While
suffering it we should know it as an
enemy. Though it must be endured,
it may not be acquiesced in. Its right
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over us is never to be admitted.
This movement may be called the
ministry of discontent. People are
led to strive for something better
only by being made thoroughly dis
contented with what they have. If
submissive to misfortune, they will
never end it. Reform will be at
tempted only when men are thor
oughly convinced of its need; and
this conviction must come through
suffering. Many are, accordingly,
made to learn how miserable they are,
and to see that they do not deserve
it. The agitators would have them
learn who are responsible for their
misfortune, and who stand in the way
of its removal; and they would have
mon rise, against all such, whether
individuals, corporations, customs,
governments or beliefs. They are
training men in misery, making them
discontented with their condition, that
they may rise against it. They have
declared war against misfortune, and
against its cause, and have resolved
not to be happy till it is uprooted.
