THE NEED OF NEW LEADERS countries, as they have been in Russia, civilization would totter and fall. These men are the leaders of Thought, Technique and Action. They are indispensable. The prosperity of any country depends upon the number of these men that it possesses. All of these men are worth more than they receive. They are priceless. They are the stout pillars that hold up the whole structure of trade and finance. They are more than wise. They are STRONG. They are the only indispensable men. In every country—in every town, there are only a few men who have a Purpose and a strong will behind it. The paths that lead upward to Leadership are open to all, in these days of democracy, but very few have the courage to climb these paths. “In our town,” writes an English citizen, ‘‘ there are only five or six men who can truly be called progressive. The others go on in the same old way and wonder what is the matter with the world.” His town is not as unusual as he thinks it is. There are seldom more than two or three per cent. of progressive people in any town. Everything worth while is done by a few F 81