Without the presence of the superior man, the “paradise of the
average man,” as this country has been called, would become
a purgatory to all those who care chiefly, not for success,
but for freedom and power and beauty. One of the greatest
privileges of the average man is to recognize and honor the
superior man, because the superior man makes it worth while
to belong to the race by giving life a dignity and splendor
which constitute a common capital for all who live. The respect
paid to men like Washington and Lincoln, Marshall and Lee, Poe
and Hawthorne, affords a true measure of civilization in a
community.--HAMILTON FISH MABIE.
(3119)