I am perfectly aware that this is a terribly sensational book, and open to innumerable  criticisms on that account, as well as on many others. But I did not know how else to express  the principles I desired (and which I passionately believe to be true) except by producing  their lines to a sensational point. I have tried, however, not to scream unduly loud, and to  retain, so far as possible, reverence and consideration for the opinions of other people.  Whether I have succeeded in that attempt is quite another matter.