The nature of men and of organized society dictates the maintenance, in every field of action, of the highest and purest standards of justice and of right dealing; and it is essential to efficacious thinking in this critical matter that we should not entertain a narrow or technical conception of justice. By justice the lawyer generally means the prompt, fair, and open application of impartial rules; but we call ours a Christian civilization, and a Christian conception of justice must be much higher. It must include sympathy and helpfulness and a willingness to forgo self-interest in order to promote the welfare, happiness, and contentment of others and of the community as a whole. This is what our age is blindly feeling after in its reaction against what it deems the too great selfishness of the capitalistic system. The sum of the whole matter is this, that our civilization cannot survive materially unless it be redeemed spiritually. It can be saved only by becoming permeated with the spirit of Christ and being made free and happy by the practices which spring out of that spirit. Only thus can discontent be driven out and all the shadows lifted from the road ahead. Here is the final challenge to our churches, to our political organizations, and to our capitalists--to everyone who fears God or loves his country. Shall we not all earnestly coöperate to bring in the new day? Printed by McGrath-Sherrill Press, Boston Bound by Boston Bookbinding Co., Cambridge Transcriber’s Notes The first illustration bears the signature shown in its caption. The illustration on the Title Page is the Publisher’s logo. Italic text is enclosed in _underscores_. End of Project Gutenberg's The Road Away from Revolution, by Woodrow Wilson