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The people rule, or should rule, and if they do, we do not need the greater men in office. If the great men in America took our offices, we would change to an empire in the next ten years. THE PEOPLE RULE OR SHOULD RULE AND IF THEY DO WE DO NOT NEED THE GREATER MEN IN OFFICE IF THE GREAT MEN IN AMERICA TOOK OUR OFFICES WE WOULD CHANGE TO AN EMPIRE IN THE NEXT TEN YEARS
ss, for everything that is worth living for on earth. There was never an opportunity greater. Let us talk up our own city. But there are two other young men here to-night, and that is all I will venture to say, because it is too late. One over there gets up and says, “There is going to be a great man in Philadelphia, but never was one.” “Oh, is that so? When are you going to be great?” “When I am elected to some political office.” Young man, won’t you learn a lesson in the primer of politics that it is a _prima facie_ evidence of littleness to hold office under our form of government? Great men get into office sometimes, but what this country needs is men that will do what we tell them to do. This nation--where the people rule--is governed by the people, for the people, and so long as it is, then the office-holder is but the servant of the people, and the Bible says the servant cannot be greater than the master. The Bible says, “He that is sent cannot be greater than Him who sent Him.”  IN NEW YORK OR BOSTON BUT HERE FOR BUSINESS FOR EVERYTHING THAT IS WORTH LIVING FOR ON EARTH THERE NEVER WAS AN OPPORTUNITY GREATER LET US TALK UP OUR OWN CITY BUT THERE ARE TWO OTHER YOUNG MEN HERE TO NIGHT AND THAT IS ALL I WILL VENTURE TO SAY BECAUSE IT IS TOO LATE ONE OVER THERE GETS UP AND SAYS THERE'S GOING TO BE A GREAT MAN IN PHILADELPHIA BUT NEVER WAS ONE OH IS THAT SO WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO BE GREAT WHAT I'M ELECTED TO SOME POLITICAL OFFICE YOUNG MAN WON'T YOU LEARN A LESSON IN THE PERMOR OF POLITICS THAT IS A PRIMA FACIA EVIDENCE OF LITTLENESS TO HOLD OFFICE UNDER OUR FORM OF GOVERNMENT GREAT MEN GET INTO OFFICE SOMETIMES BUT WHAT THIS COUNTRY NEEDS IS MEN THAT WILL DO WHAT WE TELL THEM TO DO THIS NATION WHERE THE PEOPLE RULE IS GOVERNED BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE AND SO LONG AS IT IS THEN THE OFFICE HOLDER IS BUT THE SERVANT OF THE PEOPLE AND THE BIBLE SAYS THE SERVANT CANNOT BE GREATER THAN THE MASTER THE BIBLE SAYS HE THAT IS SENT CANNOT BE GREATER THAN HIM WHO SENT HIM
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