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The Egotist Becomes a Personage

           We’dhaveMackaysinsteadofBurlesons;we’dhaveMorgansintheTreasuryDepartment;we’dhaveHillsrunninginterstatecommerce.We’dhavethebestlawyersintheSenate."

           "Theywouldn’tgivetheirbesteffortsfornothing.McAdoo"

           "No,"saidAmory,shakinghishead."Moneyisn’ttheonlystimulusthatbringsoutthebestthat’sinaman,eveninAmerica."

           "Yousaidawhileagothatitwas."

           "Itis,rightnow.Butifitweremadeillegaltohavemorethanacertainamountthebestmenwouldallflockfortheoneotherrewardwhichattractshumanityhonor."

           Thebigmanmadeasoundthatwasverylikeboo.

           "That’sthesilliestthingyou’vesaidyet."

           "No,itisn’tsilly.It’squiteplausible.Ifyou’dgonetocollegeyou’dhavebeenstruckbythefactthatthementherewouldworktwiceashardforanyoneofahundredpettyhonorsasthoseothermendidwhowereearningtheirwaythrough."

           "Kidschild’splay!"scoffedhisantagonist.

           "Notbyadarnedsightunlesswe’reallchildren.Didyoueverseeagrownmanwhenhe’stryingforasecretsocietyorarisingfamilywhosenameisupatsomeclub?They’lljumpwhentheyhearthesoundoftheword.Theideathattomakeamanworkyou’vegottoholdgoldinfrontofhiseyesisagrowth,notanaxiom.We’vedonethatforsolongthatwe’veforgottenthere’sanyotherway.We’vemadeaworldwherethat’snecessary.

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