Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1935-03-14
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put up when they
take chances which are so small as to
be practically negligible.
When Isaac Newton noticed an ap-
pie fall in his fathers orchard he did
not content himself guessing why it
fell down instead of up.
He had at the time no information
on that subject.
Probably he asked elder people so
many questions about it that they
shuddered when they saw him ap-
preaching.
No grown-up person likes to be
asked questions when he doesn't know
the answer.
But the Newton boy refused to be
satisfied with the explanations that
were given to him.
He thought over that problem till
at last he concluded that there was
some force which controlled the ap-
pies movements.
Today that force. which no man or
woman had understood before, is be.
ing used to do about three quarters of
the really hard physical work that is
being performed on this planet, as
well as controlling the movement of
the planet itself.
Don't guess. Know. Know all thar
there is to be known.
Ours may not be any more interest
ing, or so greatly interesting as some
of the other planets, but it is the only
one upon which this race of ours will
ever dwell
Our job is to find out more about it
as we study it.
Don't be contented merely with look
ing at trees and flowers.
Find out as much about them as
you can.
Already, thanks to Newton, you
know why water flows down instead
of up. Build on that.
Questions and answers comprise learn
ing. And il you do not constantly learn
you soiu be OF as little raiue to your fel.
I: lou d,UelLers on the earth as is the sno,v
you saUeep from, the streets after a storm.
Less value. indeed for the snow
melts and waters the plants, or joins
rivers that turn mill wheels and pro-
. duce power.
Nothing brings such self satisfaction
as to know that you are doing some.
thing. building something, bringing
into the world some useful thing that
has never been known before.
If We could get rid of the Ioafers
:, and guessers and idlers in the world
we would get rid of hatreds and wars
That will take lot of energy and
team work, but eventually it will be
. accomplished.
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know that it is a common practice
in this country to belittle politics and
politicians.
Don't Sheer But politics and
at Politics politicians control
the country
They always will control the coun-
try.
And, as some early philosopher said:
''''If you can't like 'em, jine EN-"
For great many years was a po-
litical reporter. in Oregon, in New
York and in Washington.
met many crooked designing poll
rticians
But they were not am happy to
>say, in the majority.
I knew many honest, earnest men
who were trying their best to better
such conditions as could be bettered.
They had been doing that through
out their lives.
They had discovered that in a coun-
try where the ballot is free what is
called politics;is the. only force which
can change things for the betterrer
for the worse, for that matter.
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For "a long time Il supposed that
every member ,of the political faction
which controlled the great city lin
which II live was a crook or a dolt.
Since then II have learned that many
0f the leaders ARE really honest men,
who would mot take graft under ANY
circumstances. land who are really try.
ing to get had men ,Ont .Of office ;antl
good ones in.
II you will turn back THE pages ,Of
history yoM Will discover that some of
the eountry's most reveyed men land
women have been politicians.
Lincoln was one. Franklin was an
other.
Human nature began as human ma
ture. and. as far az I can discover.
II likely to remain 50.
But. not every man II Office hungry
because he wants fat salary or be-
cause he thinks that his personal bnsf
ness will be helped II he joins some
particular party.
Many Of them are sincere and hon
est.
They Want to do something to make
their country better. They ,oant to i'm
prove the morals and heighten the am.
biti0ns. OF the men and won,en around
them.