rs unequal to one subverter; what then of the one
builder who is followed by a thousand subverters?"

The purpose of the foregoing statements is to demonstrate at least this,
that the happiness and greatness, the rank and station, the pleasure and
peace, of an individual have never consisted in his personal wealth, but
rather in his excellent character, his high resolve, the breadth of his
learning, and his ability to solve difficult problems. How well has it
been said: "On my back is a garment which, were it sold for a penny, that
penny would be worth far more; yet within the garment is a soul which, if
you weighed it against all the souls in the world, would prove greater and
nobler."

In the present writer's view it would be preferable if the election of
nonpermanent members of consultative assemblies in sovereign states should
be dependent on the will and choice of the people. For elected
representatives will on this account be somewhat inclined to exercise
justice, lest their reputation suffer and they fall into disfavor with the
public.

It should not be imagined that the writer's earlier remarks constitute a
denunciation of wealth or a commendation of poverty. Wealth is
praiseworthy in the highest degree, if it is acquired by an individual's
own efforts and the grace of God, in commerce, agriculture, art and
industry, and if it be expended for philanthropic purposes. Above all, if
a judicious and resourceful individual should initiate measures which
would universally enrich the masses of the people, there could be no
undertaking greater than this, and it would rank in the sight of God as
the supreme achievement, for such a benefactor would supply the needs and
insure the comfort and well-being of a great multitude. Wealth is most
commendable, provided the entire population is wealthy. If, however, a few
have inordinate riches while the rest are impoverished, and no fruit or
benefit accrues from that wealth, then it is only a liability to its
possessor. If, on the other hand, it is expended for the promotion of
knowledge, the founding of elementary and other schools, the encouragement
of art and industry, the training of orphans and the poor--in brief, if it
is dedicated to the welfare of society--its possessor will stand out before
God and man as the most excellent of all who live on earth and will be
accounted as one of the people of paradise.

As to those who maintain that the inauguration of reforms and the