Word: unselfishness
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...detriment of the cause in which they profess to be engaged, until the army of the Lord sometimes reminds one of that of Midian which was destroyed before Gideon because every man's sword was against his fellow. If this be true of institutions whose professed object is unselfish, how much more of those whose primary object is gain. In such a case the manager has a sense of two distinct obligations, one to his stockholders and one to the public, and these are not infrequently more or less in conflict. For the one he will be called upon...
...experimentation regarding the "gas" bacillus he knew he was risking his life. But he cheerfully undertook this work for the benefit of humanity, and even after inoculation, enthusiastically studied the progress of the disease in his own body, thus adorning the history of medicine with one more instance of unselfish bravery...
...regular work for which a student comes to Harvard these lectures offer perhaps the greatest opportunity for broadening a man's interest in matters that in the final test are worth while. Last year the University was particularly fortunate in the matter of outside lectures owing to the unselfish efforts of the committee of the Faculty who arranged the series on "The Social Problem and its Remedies." The lectures in this series were particularly successful and drew large and appreciative audiences because the speakers were men who were at the heads of their profession in the country and whose reputation...
...wise, just, and unselfish counsellor and always a cherished associate...
...more or less prominent part in the activities of the College. They have done their tasks partly, in some cases wholly, for the honor of Harvard without thought of personal glory. Men take up the extra-curriculum work for their interest in it, but to do it well requires unselfish devotion and often means the sacrifice of other more pleasant things. To have been nominated for class office is in itself a mark of recognition; and to be elected is the highest reward that the class can give for work well done...