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I have ever felt that the writers concerning my life were too generous and that my own work was too hastily done. Hence I have nothing upon which to base an autobiographical account, except the recollections which come to an overburdened mind. I HAVE EVER FELT THAT THE WRITERS CONCERNING MY LIFE WERE TOO GENEROUS AND THAT MY OWN WORK WAS TOO HASTILY DONE HENCE I HAVE NOTHING UPON WHICH TO BASTE AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ACCOUNT EXCEPT THE RECOLLECTIONS OF WHICH COME TO AN OVERBURDENED MIND
om of the State”--yes; this man, well over seventy, has won it. The Freedom of the State, the Freedom of the Nation--for this man of helpfulness, this marvelous exponent of the gospel of success, has worked marvelously for the freedom, the betterment, the liberation, the advancement, of the individual. FIFTY YEARS ON THE LECTURE PLATFORM By Russell H. Conwell AN Autobiography! What an absurd request! If all the conditions were favorable, the story of my public Life could not be made interesting. It does not seem possible that any will care to read so plain and uneventful a tale. I see nothing in it for boasting, nor much that could be helpful. Then I never saved a scrap of paper intentionally concerning my work to which I could refer, not a book, not a sermon, not a lecture, not a newspaper notice or account, not a magazine article, not one of the kind biographies written from time to time by noble friends have I ever kept even as a souvenir, although some of them may be in my library.  PART THIRTEEN OF ACRES OF DIAMONDS THIS LIBER OF OX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN ACRES OF DIAMONDS BY RUSSELL H CONWELL PART THIRTEEN FIFTY YEARS ON THE LECTURE PLATFORM BY RUSSELL H CONWELL AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY WHAT AN ABSURD REQUEST IF ALL THE CONDITIONS WERE FAVORABLE THE STORY OF MY PUBLIC LIFE COULD NOT BE MADE INTERESTING IT DOES NOT SEEM POSSIBLE THAT ANY WILL CARE TO READ SO PLAIN AND UNEVENTFUL A TALE I SEE NOTHING IN IT FOR BOASTING NOR MUCH THAT COULD BE HELPFUL THEN I NEVER SAVED A SCRAP OF PAPER INTENTIONALLY CONCERNING MY WORK TO WHICH I COULD REFER NOT A BOOK NOT A SERMON NOT A LECTURE NOT A NEWSPAPER NOTICE OR ACCOUNT NOT A MAGAZINE ARTICLE NOT ONE OF THE KIND BIOGRAPHIES WRITTEN FROM TIME TO TIME BY NOBLE FRIENDS HAVE I EVER KEPT AS A SOUVENIR ALTHOUGH SOME OF THEM MAY BE IN MY LIBRARY
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