This inspiration is of special importance to the poor, the handicapped and the immigrants, for they face the greatest obstacles to achieving personal success. They, above all others, need a picture of man the hero, man the achiever, man the noble creator of values. What Bill Clinton gives them, instead, is man the indentured servant. There is nothing wrong with an individual doing charity work, if it is not a sacrifice for him. But charity is not a moral ideal, nor does human life depend on it.
Achievement is the moral ideal because man's life does depend on it.
If you live by this code of achievement, and struggle for your own values and attain happiness, then, as a by-product, your life will serve as an inspiration to others, showing them how much is possible, giving them courage to struggle for their own achievements. But a question needs to be raised to the advocates of volunteerism. The truth is that Michael Jordan's extraordinary success has inspired far more young people, poor, middle-class or rich, black, white or Asian, to strive for their own dreams than an army of social workers could ever think possible.