Re Mark Your Price Card by Herbert Kaufman
The essay urges self reliance and ambition over luck or class. It argues careers require personal effort, resilience, and initiative, denying fixed destinies or inherited privilege. It praises democracy in business and profession, warns against complacency, and asserts individuals shape their futures through persistent effort despite barriers.
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Rossville
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The Brutalization of Europe in Wartime Reflection
A contemplative piece on how prolonged war reshapes civilization and human nature. It argues that technology grows with need while people suffer, nations endure renewed hatred, and memory will harshly judge the foe. The essay foresees lasting social and ethical wounds across Europe from Daghestan to Hartlepool.
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The New Golconda and Hidden Wealth Claims
A fragmented 19th century style reflection argues wealth lies in mistakes and overlooked materials. It muses that modern processes turn slag heaps and Fool’s gold into profit, predicting chemistry and new inventions will offset wartime shortages and reveal substitutes in unlikely places such as soap waste and fossil manure.
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Golconda
What Is an Adult The Law on Responsibility
The author argues adult accountability hinges on state of mind and upbringing. A child shaped by jungle-like surroundings may become unfit for standard moral judgments, and early guidance and environment crucially influence future behavior and punishment. Antecedent history matters in determining culpability and justice.
A Certain Rich Man and the Dull Millionaire Critique
A satirical diatribe targets wealth and its influence on judgment. The speaker mocks rich men for focusing on money, claiming financial success narrows perception, equating earning with limited wisdom and warning against power flattering ignorance. It argues bankers and rulers lack true understanding.
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