The world needs people
Who cannot be bought;
Whose word is their bond;
Who put character above wealth;
Who possess opinions and a will;
… Who are larger than their vocations;
Who do not hesitate to take chances;
Who will not lose their individuality in a crowd;
Who will be as honest in small things as in great things;
Who will make no compromise with wrong;
Whose ambitions are not confined to their own selfish desires;
Who will not say they do it ”because everybody else does it;”
Who are true to their friends through good report and evil report, in adversity as well as prosperity;
Who do not believe that shrewdness, cunning, and hardheadedness are the best qualities for winning success;
Who are not ashamed or afraid to stand for the truth when it is unpopular;
Who can say ”no” with emphasis, although all the rest of the world says ”yes”.
~Ted W. Engstrom
