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He that can give to his city any blessing, he who can be a good citizen while he lives here, he that can make better homes, he that can be a blessing whether he works in the shop or sits behind the counter or keeps house, whatever be his life, he who would be great anywhere must first be great in his own Philadelphia. HE THAT CAN GIVE TO HIS CITY ANY BLESSING HE WHO CAN BE A GOOD CITIZEN WHILE HE LIVES HERE HE THAT CAN MAKE BETTER HOMES EITHER CAN BE A BLESSING WHETHER HE WORKS IN THE SHOP OR SITS BEHIND THE COUNTER OR KEEPS HOUSE WHATEVER BE HIS LIFE HE WHO WOULD BE GREAT ANYWHERE MUST FIRST BE GREAT IN HIS OWN PHILADELPHIA
hero of the hour was this boy. Did the nation owe him anything? No, nothing then and nothing now. Why was he the hero? Simply because that man fell into that same human error--that this boy was great because he was an officer and these were only private soldiers. Oh, I learned the lesson then that I will never forget so long as the tongue of the bell of time continues to swing for me. Greatness consists not in the holding of some future office, but really consists in doing great deeds with little means and the accomplishment of vast purposes from the private ranks of life. To be great at all one must be great here, now, in Philadelphia. He who can give to this city better streets and better sidewalks, better schools and more colleges, more happiness and more civilization, more of God, he will be great anywhere. Let every man or woman here, if you never hear me again, remember this, that if you wish to be great at all, you must begin where you are and what you are, in Philadelphia, now. THEM BUT ONLY INCIDENTALLY THE HERO OF THE HOUR WAS THIS BOY DID THE NATION OWE HIM ANYTHING NO NOTHING THEN NOTHING NOW WHY WAS HE THE HERO SIMPLY BECAUSE THAT MAN FELL INTO THE SAME HUMAN ERROR THAT THIS BOY WAS GREAT BECAUSE HE WAS AN OFFICER AND THESE WERE ONLY PRIVATE SOLDIERS OH I LEARNED THE LESSON THEN THAT I WILL NEVER FORGET SO LONG AS THE TONGUE OF THE BELL OF TIME CONTINUES TO SWING FOR ME GREATNESS CONSISTS NOT IN THE HOLDING OF SOME FUTURE OFFICE BUT REALLY CONSISTS IN DOING GREAT DEEDS WITH LITTLE MEANS AND THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF VAST PURPOSES FROM THE PRIVATE RANKS OF LIFE TO BE GREAT AT ALL ONE MUST BE GREAT HERE NOW IN PHILADELPHIA HE WHO CAN GIVE TO THIS CITY BETTER STREETS AND BETTER SIDEWALKS BETTER SCHOOLS AND MORE COLLEGES MORE HAPPINESS AND MORE CIVILIZATION MORE OF GOD HE WILL BE GREAT ANYWHERE LET EVERY MAN OR WOMAN HEAR IF YOU NEVER HEAR ME AGAIN REMEMBER THIS THAT IF YOU WISH TO BE GREAT AT ALL YOU MUST BEGIN WHERE YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU ARE IN PHILADELPHIA NOW
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