every human being before even we observe
it, to cast as it were a mantle of glory over him, to take toward
every fellow human being the expectant attitude, to seek the worth
in him until we find it. Even toward oppressors we should take the
same attitude. Furthermore, our true self resides neither in our
poorer nor in our better natural endowments, but in the will that
suppresses the one and alone gives moral significance to the other.
Finally, we must testify to our respect for principle by treating the
small occasions of life as great if they involve a moral issue, and
the great prizes of life as small if they are offered at the price of
moral integrity. These are thoughts which I have found helpful in
my own experience; I submit them to you, in the hope that they
may be of use to you also.

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