Upon Our Children-how They Are Taught-rests The

Many A Man Thinks He Is Patient When, In Reality, He Is Indifferent.

Now, Ideas Are The Raw Material Of Progress. Everything First Takes Shape In The Form Of An Idea. But An Idea Itself Is Worth Nothing. An Idea, Like A Machine, Must Have Power Applied To It Before It Can Accomplish Anything. The Men Who Have Won Fame And Fortune Through Having An Idea Are Those Who Devoted Every Ounce Of Their Strength And Every Dollar They Could Muster To Putting It Into Operation. Ford Had A Big Idea, But He Had To Sweat And Suffer And Sacrifice To Make It Work.

The Bell Of Public Opinion Is Today Making The Morgan-rockefeller-vanderbilt Class Jump. Nor Are The Strongest Of Our Corporations Immune. The Railroads Have Had To Jump Pretty Lively, And Certain Gigantic Industrial Combinations Are Also Being Put Through Their Paces.

To Succeed, We Must Have The Will To Succeed, We Must Have Stamina, Determination, Backbone, Perseverance, Self-reliance, And Faith.

America, In The Eyes Of The World, Typifies Above All Else This Quality Of Initiative. The Greatest Successes Are Nearly All The Fruit Of Initiative. Why Do We Hold In Such High Esteem The Achievements Of The Wright Brothers? Because They Were Illustrious Examples Of Initiative And Tenacity. And Ideas Are Born Of Initiative, The Children Of Men And Women Of Initiative. Advancement Is Applied Initiative. Don't Imitate. Initiate.