There is no denying the fact, leaving the question of right and justice quite out of the discussion, that the breaking up of Poland politically has brought about a degree of peace, wealth, prosperity, and comparative liberty such as the masses of the people of this so long distracted land have not known for centuries.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
To solve such a problem as that of who discovered the North Pole, this comparative method seems to the writer the only one available.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
From the careful consideration of the comparative character of the witnesses for and against Dr. Cook, their motives, and the attitude and hearing throughout the controversy of Cook and Peary themselves, I have a very fixed and firm conviction that Dr. Cook's story is true.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook