In Pilgrim's Progress the Man with the Muck-rake is set forth as the example of him whose vision is fixed on carnal instead of on spiritual things. Yet he also typifies the man who in this life consistently refuses to see aught that is lofty, and fixes his eyes with solemn intentness only on that
which is vile and debasing. Now, it is very necessary that we should not flinch from seeing what is vile and debasing. There is filth on the floor
and it must be scraped up with the muck-rake; and there are times and places where this service is the most needed of all the services that can
be performed. But the man who never does anything else, who never thinks or speaks or writes, save of his feats with the muck-rake, speedily
becomes, not a help to society, not an incitement to good, but one of the most potent forces for evil.
There are, in the body politic, economic and social, many and grave evils, and there is urgent necessity for the sternest war upon them. There
should be relentless exposure of and attack upon every evil man whether politician or business man, every evil practice, whether in politics, in
business, or in social life. I hail as a benefactor every writer or speaker
, every man who, on the platform, or in book, magazine, or newspaper,
with merciless severity makes such attack provided always that he in his turn remembers that the attack is of use only if it is absolutely
truthful... To assail the great and admitted evils of our political and industrial life with such crude and sweeping generalizations as to include
decent men in the general condemnation means the searing of the public conscience. There results a general attitude either of cynical belief in
and indifference to public corruption or else of a distrustful inability to discriminate
with untold damage to the country as a whole. The fool
who has not sense to discriminate between what is good and what is bad is
is well-nigh as
dangerous as the man who does discriminate and yet chooses the bad. There is nothing more distressing to every good patriot, to every good
American, than the hard, scoffing spirit which treats the allegation of dishonesty in a public man as a cause for laughter. Such laughter is worse
than the crackling of thorns under a pot, for it denotes not merely the vacant mind, but the heart in which high emotions have been choked
before they could grow to fruition.
Roosevelt uses the words "patriot" and "American in the line. "There is nothing more distressing to every good patriot, to every good
American, than the hard, scoffing spirit which treats the allegation of dishonesty in a public man as a cause for laughter" to make an appeal to
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Passage: mrs. smith’s sixth-grade class filed onto the grassy field behind the middle school after lunch. as she exited the building, chelsea looked around for her closest friend, brittany. she spotted her by the swings, talking to their classmate brian. 2 “brian thinks he’s the fastest person in mrs. smith’s class,” brittany told her when she had joined them. it was obvious that brittany didn’t agree with brian. 3 “i guarantee i can beat anyone in this class to a race,” brian said, tugging on the scarlet baseball cap that he wore each and every day. “in fact, i bet i can run faster than the seventh, eighth, and even ninth graders, too! ” 4chelsea rolled her eyes, but wasn’t astonished by his declaration. brian was typically overconfident; he was always challenging other students and expecting to win. according to brian, he was so talented that he could hit more home runs than children on the baseball team and even could repeatedly make more baskets than the boys and girls on the basketball team. 5 “who dares to challenge me? ” brian shouted, directing his question to every student on the playground. the students looked around, but no one volunteered. 6 “i’ll race you,” chelsea said, breaking the awkward silence. she knew she wasn’t the fastest person on the playground, but if she possessed the determination necessary to win, perhaps she could complete the race first. 7 “first person around the field wins,” said brian, stretching his legs and jumping up and down to ready himself for the race. 8they approached the starting line, and brittany counted to three. 9 “see you at the finish line! ” brian exclaimed and left chelsea in the dust. 10brian soon disappeared around the first turn. chelsea took a deep breath and continued to run at a quick pace. the sun was warm and she soon grew tired, but she didn’t stop. ahead, brian approached the finish line and as he began to celebrate, she watched him trip over a small mound of dirt and fall to the ground. 11as chelsea reached the finish line, she noticed that brian was still seated on the ground, rubbing his injured knee. instead of running past him and winning the race, chelsea stooped down to him stand. he leaned on her shoulder, and they completed the race together. 12 “you could've won,” brian said as their friends came out to congratulate them. 13chelsea smiled. “friends are more important than winning,” she said. 14brian smiled at her. “my thoughts exactly,” he said question: which action in the story advance the plot the most? a) when chelsea accepts brian's challenge to race him b) when chelsea rolled her eyes at irritation at brian's pride c) when chelsea reached the finish line and brian finish the race d) when brittany told chelsea that brian thinks he's the fastest in the class