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           Need,notgreed.MyfatherandgrandfatherbuiltuptheCommunityNationalBankjusttoamassafortuneforthemselves.Iplacedtheirfortuneintheserviceofahigherideal.Ididnotsitonpilesofmoneyanddemandcollateralfrompoorpeoplewhoneededloans.Theheartwasmycollateral.Ofcourse,Idonotexpectanyoneinthismaterialisticcountrytounderstandme.TherewardsIgotwerenotofakindthatpeopleofyourclass,MissTaggart,wouldappreciate.Thepeoplewhousedtositinfrontofmydeskatthebank,didnotsitasyoudo,MissTaggart.Theywerehumble,uncertain,wornwithcare,afraidtospeak.Myrewardswerethetearsofgratitudeintheireyes,thetremblingvoices,theblessings,thewomanwhokissedmyhandwhenIgrantedheraloanshehadbeggedforinvaineverywhereelse."

           "Willyoupleasetellmethenamesofthemenwhoownedthemotorfactory?"

           "Thatfactorywasessentialtotheregion,absolutelyessential.Iwasperfectlyjustifiedingrantingthatloan.Itprovidedemploymentforthousandsofworkerswhohadnoothermeansoflivelihood."

           "Didyouknowanyofthepeoplewhoworkedinthefactory?"

           "Certainly.Iknewthemall.Itwasmenthatinterestedme,notmachines.Iwasconcernedwiththehumansideofindustry,notthecashregisterside."

           Sheleanedeagerlyacrossthedesk."Didyouknowanyoftheengineerswhoworkedthere?"

           "Theengineers?No,no.