The Americanism of Washington
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The men who would not make that surrender, whosought selfish ends, who were controlled by personal ambition and thelove of gain, who were willing to stoop to crooked means to advancetheir own fortunes, were the failures, the lost leaders, and, in somecases, the men whose names are embalmed in their own infamy. Theultimate secret of greatness is neither physical nor intellectual, butmoral. It is the capacity to lose self in the service of somethinggreater. It is the faith to recognize, the will ...to obey, and thestrength to follow, a star.
Washington, no doubt, was pre-eminent among his contemporaries innatural endowments. Less brilliant in his mental gifts than some, lesseloquent and accomplished than others, he had a rare balance of largepowers which justified Lowell's phrase of "an imperial man. " Hisathletic vigor and skill, his steadiness of nerve restraining anintensity of passion, his undaunted courage which refused no necessaryrisks and his prudence which took no unnecessary ones, the quietsureness with which he grasped large ideas and the pressing energy withwhich he executed small details, the breadth of his intelligence, thedepth of his convictions, his power to apply great thoughts andprinciples to every-day affairs, and his singular superiority to currentprejudices and illusions--these were gifts in combination which wouldhave made him distinguished in any company, in any age.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The men who would not make that surrender, whosought selfish ends, who were controlled by personal ambition and thelove of gain, who were willing to stoop to crooked means to advancetheir own fortunes, were the failures, the lost leaders, and, in somecases, the men whose names are embalmed in their own infamy. Theultimate secret of greatness is neither physical nor intellectual, butmoral. It is the capacity to lose self in the service of somethinggreater. It is the faith to recognize, the will ...to obey, and thestrength to follow, a star.
Washington, no doubt, was pre-eminent among his contemporaries innatural endowments. Less brilliant in his mental gifts than some, lesseloquent and accomplished than others, he had a rare balance of largepowers which justified Lowell's phrase of "an imperial man. " Hisathletic vigor and skill, his steadiness of nerve restraining anintensity of passion, his undaunted courage which refused no necessaryrisks and his prudence which took no unnecessary ones, the quietsureness with which he grasped large ideas and the pressing energy withwhich he executed small details, the breadth of his intelligence, thedepth of his convictions, his power to apply great thoughts andprinciples to every-day affairs, and his singular superiority to currentprejudices and illusions--these were gifts in combination which wouldhave made him distinguished in any company, in any age.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Van Dyke Henry to read onlineMoreLess
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