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California State Library at Sep 07, 2022 08:01 PM
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(5) [centered]

2 But men foresee events be-
-yond their personal, actual, sphere –
beyond this life of theirs, & are in duty
bound to act in view of them.

I refer not now to that great
duty of personal preparation for
their own immortal existence –
wh. [which] all need – but

To the duty every man owes
to posterity – to those who shall
live after him.

All are bound to make the world
better than they found it.

We ought to leave to others the
heritage of

cams_benton_b028_f003_007_005

(5) [centered]

2 But men foresee events be-
-yond their personal, actual, sphere –
beyond this life of theirs, & are in duty
bound to act in view of them.

I refer not now to that great
duty of personal preparation for
their own immortal existence –
wh. [which] all need – but

To the duty every man owes
to posterity – to those who shall
live after him.

All are bound to make the world
better than they found it.

We ought to leave to others the
heritage of