"Then what is worth while? Let us look at some of
the men who have come and gone, and whose lives inspire
us. Take a few at random:
"Columbus, Michael Angelo, Wilberforce, Shakespeare,
Galileo, Fulton, Watt, Hargreaves--these will do.
"Let us ask ourselves this question: 'Was there any
_one thing_ that distinguished _all_ their lives,
that united all these men, active in fields so different?'
"Yes. Every man among them, and every man whose
life history is worth the telling, did something for _the good
of other men_....
"Get money if you can. Get power if you can; Then, if
you want to be more than the ten thousand million unknown
mingled in the dust beneath you, see what good you can
do with your money and your power.
"If you are one of the many millions who have not
and can't get money or power, see what good you can do
without either:
"You can help carry a load for an old man. You can
encourage and help a poor devil trying to reform. You
can set a good example to children. You can stick to the
men with whom you work, fighting honestly for their
welfare.
"Time was when the ablest man would rather kill ten
men than feed a thousand children. That time has gone.
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