I Do Not Choose to be a Common Man
This is my favorite quote; a way to live your life. I hope you enjoy it.
I do not choose to be a common man. It is my right to be uncommon. I seek opportunity to develop whenever talents God gave me– not security. I do not wish to be kept citizen, humbled and dulled by having the state look after me. I want to take a calculated risk; two dream and to build, to fail and to succeed. I refuse to barter incentive for if Dole. I prefer the challenges of life to the guaranteed existence; the thrill of fulfillment to this stale calm of utopia. I will not trade freedom for beneficence nor my dignity for a handout. I will never cower before any earthly master nor bend to any threat. It is my heritage to stand erect, proud and unafraid; to think and act myself, enjoy the benefit of my creations and to face the world boldly and say “This, with God’s help, I have done.” All this is what it means to be an American. ~ Dean Alfange
About the author: The Honorable Dean Alfange was an American statesman born December 2, 1899, in Constantinople (now Istanbul). He was raised in upstate New York. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I and attended Hamilton College, graduating in the class of 1922.
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Peace…
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