``A perpetual peace is a dream, and not even a beautiful dream.'' \hfill (COUNT VON MOLTKE.) ``Civilization must destroy war, or war will destroy civilization.'' \hfill (PROFESSOR LAWRENCE.) Discuss these contrasted opinions.
The influence of mechanical inventions on life and character.
``All art which proposes amusement as its end, or which is sought for that end, must be of an inferior and is probably of a harmful class.'' \hfill (JOHN RUSKIN.) Explain and criticize this opinion.