If education, culture, the higher life were shining things to be worshiped from afar, he had still a means left whereby he could draw one step nearer to them.
From Mary Antin
In the evening of the first day my father conducted us to the public baths.
No, the czar did not want us in the schools.
Our mothers are racked with the pains of our physical birth; we ourselves suffer the longer pains of our spiritual growth.
The czar always got his dues, no matter if it ruined a family.
The czar was always sending us commands - you shall not do this and you shall not do that - till there was very little left that we might do, except pay tribute and die.
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