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           Lovewasthekeytothemysticsecrets,theycried,loveandselflesssacrificetotheneedsofothers.

           OrrenBoylemadeaselflesssacrificetotheneedsofothers.HesoldtotheBureauofGlobalRelief,forshipmenttothePeople’sStateofGermany,tenthousandtonsofstructuralsteelshapesthathadbeenintendedfortheAtlanticSouthernRailroad."Itwasadifficultdecisiontomake,"hesaid,withamoist,unfocusedlookofrighteousness,tothepanic-strickenpresidentoftheAtlanticSouthern,"butIweighedthefactthatyou’rearichcorporation,whilethepeopleofGermanyareinastateofunspeakablemisery.SoIactedontheprinciplethatneedcomesfirst.Whenindoubt,it’stheweakthatmustbeconsidered,notthestrong."ThepresidentoftheAtlanticSouthernhadheardthatOrrenBoyle’smostvaluablefriendinWashingtonhadafriendintheMinistryofSupplyofthePeople’sStateofGermany.ButwhetherthishadbeenBoyle’smotiveorwhetherithadbeentheprincipleofsacrifice,noonecouldtellanditmadenodifference:ifBoylehadbeenasaintofthecreedofselflessness,hewouldhavehadtodopreciselywhathehaddone.ThissilencedthepresidentoftheAtlanticSouthern;hedarednotadmitthathecaredforhisrailroadmorethanforthepeopleofGermany;hedarednotargueagainsttheprincipleofsacrifice.