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The Sign of the Dollar
Whatgoodwouldourneeddotoapowerplantwhenitsgeneratorsstoppedbecauseofourdefectiveengines?Whatgoodwoulditdotoamancaughtonanoperatingtablewhentheelectriclightwentout?Whatgoodwoulditdotothepassengersofaplanewhenitsmotorfailedinmid-air?
Andiftheyboughtourproduct,notbecauseofitsmerit,butbecauseofourneed,wouldthatbethegood,theright,themoralthingtodofortheownerofthatpowerplant,thesurgeoninthathospital,themakerofthatplane?
"Yetthiswasthemorallawthattheprofessorsandleadersandthinkershadwantedtoestablishallovertheearth.Ifthisiswhatitdidinasinglesmalltownwhereweallknewoneanother,doyoucaretothinkwhatitwoulddoonaworldscale?Doyoucaretoimaginewhatitwouldbelike,ifyouhadtoliveandtowork,whenyou’retiedtoallthedisastersandallthemalingeringoftheglobe?Towork—andwheneveranymenfailedanywhere,it’syouwhowouldhavetomakeupforit.Towork—withnochancetorise,withyourmealsandyourclothesandyourhomeandyourpleasuredependingonanyswindle,anyfamine,anypestilenceanywhereonearth.Towork—withnochanceforanextraration,tilltheCambodianshavebeenfedandthePatagonianshavebeensentthroughcollege.
