Excerpt from Usonan Fundamental Law It is the purpose of this law to establish a uniform foundation for all legal processes and the administration of Justice thruout Usono, without unduly interfering with the right and necessity of local self-government. Whenever the health of the nation requires interference interference there must be. In order that there be god laws they must be adapted to local conditions, and not be altogether uniform thruout the Union. Therefore, local self-government must be preserved, and even strengthened; but this must not go so far that Usono is not a responsible unit when dealing with foreign powers, nor so far that the States and municipalities have the power to violate the principles of justice with impunity. For these reasons, some kind of Usonan Fundamental Law should be adopted and made binding thruout the land. The main thing is that an Usonan Fundamental Law be enacted - how it will read is a secondary consideration. I say how I should want it; others will disagree with me; but in course of time the country will come around to my standpoint more and more. The day of the Puritan is gone, the day of the Liberal is at hand. Even libertinism is at least a recognition of the greatness of nature, and therefore better than puritanism, which treats nature, our friend, as an enemy. If there is such a thing as sacrilege, puritanism is the utmost sacrilege. Great iniquities will be perpetrated by the courts even after the adoption of Usonan Fundamental Law, but not as much as now. There is nothing mysterious about law. Anybody with the gift of gab can make a good lawyer, have many clients, and make plenty of money; often the more shallow he is the better. This being so, it is not to be expected that law will be reformed by lawyers; rank outsiders will have to do it. I advise the people to elect more men of breadth and fewer lawyers as their representatives. A way must be found to govern this country half-way decently, or its growth will soon stop and it will take a back seat among the family of nations. All beautiful theories must die away and practical things must be done. It is not just to introduce a reform for which the people are not ripe, but this little book will not be law entirely right away, and may contain many things that would be unjust laws if enacted without further education of the people. It is just that tyranny remain until the people be ripe for liberty. If Congress is given the power to enact Usonan Fundamental Law, some of it will likely be of such kind as I disapprove of vehemently; still, I would give Congress such power. Not I, but public opinion, should govern. The Usonan Fundamental Law cannot cure everything. The mischievous influence of the oil trust over Federal officials that is going on now, not years ago, but now, this very day, could be curbed to a very great extent by the President, but it can not be curbed by adopting a law. If the President would stop bluffing foreign governments and clean up at home, he would earn eternal fame. Usonan Fundamental Law might be the gushing moutain creek that is turned into the Augean stable of Usonan politics. Usonan Fundamental Law should stand squarely in the way of every hot-head. The time will come when Europe will do a similar thing, but greater. There is to come an Europaeisches Grundgesetz binding Europe into one. In the future there will be American Fundamental Law binding on all the States of America, but at present only Usonan Fundamental Law is practicable. For many decades to come it will be impossible to get a sufficient number of responsible men into the State and city parliaments. They are and will be composed chiefly of boyish, irresponsible people. Congress stands a little higher, and it is therefore wise to establish a strict control of the local governments by the Usonan Fundamental Law.