A MORAL REVIVAL
was paf pf those who expceted muoh frpm th« beague pf Nations apd from the varipus projecte ptarted eioce the war fpr dealr ing mth economio eonfliet and sooial gefofp, Thepe thrngs are failmg hnmanity; not from any imperfectipn in the machinery, but from- tfee jagk pf eaf&eient gppdvdil, in the mass of maijkind and in tReir leaderefs, to maie suoh mftokihery wprk. Bjstory shpws that in thp case of wars, revolutions, etrikes, and pther major cpnflictg, a relatiyely small weight of public opinien en the opp side pr the PthiL Q* the presence or absenee pf moral insight and oourage in a few individuals in positions of influenee, has often turned the balanee hetween a r§aspnable Bett}ement and a $ght to thp finish. Modern civilisatipn can oMy he saved hy a mere! revivel, but fo? this it Wpuld suffice if every tenth or every hundredth we§ fihaigeds Fpr each sueh per= gon raises the l§v.el of those whom he tpRphep & the hpme, in husipess, and in public affairs.'WThe late CJanpn Strgeter.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 59, 2 December 1937, Page 4
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175A MORAL REVIVAL Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 59, 2 December 1937, Page 4
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