Word: thinks
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Most college graduates own or manage property to some extent,--to a far greater extent than the average of the community,--and therefore it is important for them to think clearly upon these subjects. For good or for evil our social system is based upon the private ownership of property; but property involves duties as well as privileges, and it is on the proper discharge of these that the ownership is morally if not practically conditioned. The first duty of the owner of property is to manage it himself so far as he can. So far as he cannot...
...makes for the highest type of civilization. Carlisle remarked of the French Revolution that everyone wanted to reform the world, but no one began by reforming himself. Great moral improvements come from the conviction of moral obligation rather than from outside forces stimulated by selfish motives. Let no one think that he can manage property rightly with the utmost benefit to himself, or the last farthing of immediate profit to his fiduciaries. Let him not try to square his obligations wholly with his interests. Duty in every relation in life involves some sacrifice, or it would have no moral significance...
...philosopher of original sense with a tranquil enthusiasm for truth." Such a tribute to our esteemed professor arouses a sense of pride in every Harvard man. This new honor for Professor Palmer reminds us again of the magnitude of his work. Not only is he a deep-thinking philosopher, but he possesses that rare power of making others think. Not only is he a true scholar, but he is a great teacher with the power to make philosophy a vivid and vital study for all who enjoy the pleasure of his instruction...
What would the world think of a Harvard Anti-Saloon League, for instance, which did not aim to include all those interested in the cause of temperance...
What do those interested in Harvard's life think of a Speaker's Club which does not aim to include one-half of the men who show the most vital interest in speaking? J. K. TEBBETTS...