He was very public spirited " At quite an early stage of his life he had embarked on a project of acquiring blocks of land in the country, and renting them reasonable to struggling farmers, to whom he would give the right of purchase.
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Where he previously believed that the church could work at persuading the rich and the mighty to be kind and generous and public spirited, he now believed that the only path to truly improve the lives of workers was to fundamentally redesign capitalism itself.
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We think, therefore, that associations may be entered into, the object of which is to adopt measures that may have a tendency to impoverish another, that is, to diminish his gains and profits, and yet so far from being criminal or unlawful, the object may be highly meritorious and public spirited.
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Even if we believe it's a totally serious threat ( and hey we all know how reliable and public spirited these vandals are ) I'm not sure what we can do about it, busines as usual as far as I can see .-- pgk 22 : 49, 1 November 2006 ( UTC)
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On the occasion of Rowell s death, the Mayor or Beaver Dam M . J . Jacobs proclaimed, For over sixty years [ Rowell ] has been an upright, enterprising, industrious, patriotic, public spirited and continuous resident of our city, and at all times prominently identified with its industrial development and business life.
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Throughout the long period of his residence in South Dakota none has called into question the public spirited citizenship of Judge Aikens and although they might differ from him in policy, they have ever recognized the fact that he holds to high standards in attempting to further the general good, while the profession finds him an able and conscientious minister in the temple of justice . }}
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He gave prominent coverage of the fire and rebuilding plans in the paper, and, through the paper, started a fund raising campaign when he wrote Public spirited men ought to rally to his ( Dr . Campbell's ) assistance in rebuilding . Indeed, the community did rally, donations were made, fund raising suppers were held, special church offerings were collected and slowly funds were available.
