It is the reality that is often a fraud.

As much as I ever did, more than I ever did, I believe in Liberalism.

But there was a rosy time of innocence when I believed in Liberals.
I take this instance of one of the enduring faiths because, having now to trace the roots of my personal speculation, this may be counted, I think, as the only positive bias.

I was brought up a Liberal, and have always believed in democracy, in the elementary liberal doctrine of a self-governing humanity.

If any one finds the phrase vague or threadbare, I can only pause for a moment to explain that the principle of democracy, as I mean it, can be stated in two propositions.