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The Egotist Becomes a Personage
We’dhaveMackaysinsteadofBurlesons;we’dhaveMorgansintheTreasuryDepartment;we’dhaveHillsrunninginterstatecommerce.We’dhavethebestlawyersintheSenate."
"Theywouldn’tgivetheirbesteffortsfornothing.McAdoo—"
"No,"saidAmory,shakinghishead."Moneyisn’ttheonlystimulusthatbringsoutthebestthat’sinaman,eveninAmerica."
"Yousaidawhileagothatitwas."
"Itis,rightnow.Butifitweremadeillegaltohavemorethanacertainamountthebestmenwouldallflockfortheoneotherrewardwhichattractshumanity—honor."
Thebigmanmadeasoundthatwasverylikeboo.
"That’sthesilliestthingyou’vesaidyet."
"No,itisn’tsilly.It’squiteplausible.Ifyou’dgonetocollegeyou’dhavebeenstruckbythefactthatthementherewouldworktwiceashardforanyoneofahundredpettyhonorsasthoseothermendidwhowereearningtheirwaythrough."
"Kids—child’splay!"scoffedhisantagonist.
"Notbyadarnedsight—unlesswe’reallchildren.Didyoueverseeagrownmanwhenhe’stryingforasecretsociety—orarisingfamilywhosenameisupatsomeclub?They’lljumpwhentheyhearthesoundoftheword.Theideathattomakeamanworkyou’vegottoholdgoldinfrontofhiseyesisagrowth,notanaxiom.We’vedonethatforsolongthatwe’veforgottenthere’sanyotherway.We’vemadeaworldwherethat’snecessary.
