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goals and bind yourselves to puzposes that are larger than any one person's ego
and nobler than the common goals of men.
To realize great achievements, a man must properly assess his own value,
assume full responsibility for all of his actions, and so conduct himself that
his life reflects love and respect for others.
Believe along with me that in each man there is something precious. Fight
for your ideals. Help to clothe with truth the pronouncement that "all men
are created equal." Beat injustice to earth--but do so in reasoned defense of
liberty, not in empty-minded defiance of law and order. Achieve for yourself the
full maturity that comes when a man is master of himself and a true servant of
God. Only then can you know such happiness as may be afforded to mortal men.
I have dared to offer you this counsel despite the warning words of Philip
Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, who once observed: "Advice is seldom welcome;
and those who want it most always like it least."
I leave you with this final capsule of wisdom:
Four things a man must learn to do
If he would make his record true;
To think without confusion clearly,
To love his fellow men sincerely,
To act from honest motives purely,
To trust in God and heaven securely.
Thank you.
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