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Nay，IdoubtmuchyouarenotlikelyevertomeetthefittestmaterialforaStatesman，orChiefofWorkers，insuchanelementasthat。YourPotentialChiefofWorkers，willhecomethereatall，totrywhetherhecantalk？Yourpoortenpoundfranchisersandelectoralworldgenerally，inlovewitheloquenttalk，aretheythelikeliesttodiscernwhatmanitisthathasworldsofsilentworkinhim？No。Orissuchaman，evenifbornintheduerankforit，thelikeliesttopresenthimself，andcourttheirmostsweetvoices？Again，no。
TheAgethatadmirestalksomuchcanhavelittlediscernmentforinarticulatework，orforanythingthatisdeepandgenuine。
Nobody，orhardlyanybody，havinginhimselfanearnestsensefortruth，howcananybodyrecognizeaninarticulateVeracity，orNature-factofanykind；aHuman_Doer_especially，whoisthemostcomplex，profound，andinarticulateofallNature’sFacts？
Nobodycanrecognizehim：tillonceheispatented，getsomepublicstampofauthenticity，andhasbeenarticulatelyproclaimed，andassertedtobeaDoer。Totheworshipperoftalk，suchaoneisasealedbook。Anexcellenthumansoul，directfromHeaven，——howshallanyexcellenceofmanbecomerecognizabletothisunfortunate？Notexceptbyannouncingandplacardingitselfasexcellent，——which，Ireckon，itaboveotherthingswillprobablybeinnogreathastetodo。
Wisdom，thedivinemessagewhicheverysoulofmanbringsintothisworld；thedivineprophecyofwhatthenewmanhasgotthenewandpeculiarcapabilitytodo，isintrinsicallyofsilentnature。Itcannotatonce，orcompletelyatall，bereadoffinwords；foritiswritteninabstrusefacts，ofendowment，position，desire，opportunity，grantedtotheman；——interpretsitselfinpresentiments，vaguestruggles，passionateendeavorsandisonlylegibleinwholewhenhisworkis_done_。NotbythenoblemonitionsofNature，butbytheignoble，isamanmuchtemptedtopublishthesecretofhissoulinwords。Words，ifhehaveasecret，willbeforeverinadequatetoit。Wordsdobutdisturbtherealansweroffactwhichcouldbegiventoit；
disturb，obstruct，andwillintheendabolish，andrenderimpossible，saidanswer。NograndDoerinthisworldcanbeacopiousspeakerabouthisdoings。WilliamtheSilentspokehimselfbestinacountryliberated；OliverCromwelldidnotshineinrhetoric；Goethe，whenhehadbutabookinview，foundthathemustsaynothingevenofthat，ifitwastosucceedwithhim。
Thenastopoliteness，andbreedingtobusiness。Anofficialmanmustbebredtobusiness；ofcoursehemust：andnotforessenceonly，butevenforthemannersofofficeherequiresbreeding。
Besideshisintrinsicfaculty，whateverthatmaybe，hemustbecautious，vigilant，discreet，——aboveallthings，hemustbereticent，patient，polite。Certainofthesequalitiesarebynatureimposeduponmenofstation；andtheyaretrainedfrombirthtosomeexerciseofthem：thisconstitutestheironeintrinsicqualificationforoffice；——thisistheironeadvantageintheNewDowningStreetprojectedforthisNewEra；anditwillnotgoformuchinthatInstitution。Oneadvantage，ortemporaryadvantage；againstwhichtherearesomanycounterbalances。Itistheindispensablepreliminaryforoffice，butbynomeansthecompleteoutfit，——amiserableoutfitwherethereisnothingfarther。
WillyourLordshipgivemeleavetosaythat，practically，theintrinsicqualitieswillpresupposethesepreliminariestoo，butbynomeans_viceversa_。That，onthewhole，ifyouhavegottheintrinsicqualities，youhavegoteverything，andthepreliminarieswillproveattainable；butthatifyouhavegotonlythepreliminaries，youhaveyetgotnothing。Amanofrealdignitywillnotfinditimpossibletobearhimselfinadignifiedmanner；amanofrealunderstandingandinsightwillgettoknow，asthefruitofhisveryfirststudy，whatthelawsofhissituationare，andwillconformtothese。RougholdSamuelJohnson，blusteringBoreasandruggedArcticBearasheoftenwas，definedhimself，justlywithal，asapoliteman：anoblemanfulattitudeofsoulishis；aclear，trueandloyalsenseofwhatothersare，andwhathehimselfis，shinesthroughtheruggedcoatingofhim；comesoutasgravedeeprhythmuswhenhisKinghonorshim，andhewillnot“bandycomplimentswithhisKing；“——istraceabletooinhisindignanttramplingdownoftheChesterfieldpatronages，tailor-madeinsolences，andcontradictionsofsinners；whichmaybecalledhis_revolutionary_movements，hardandperemptorybythelawofthem；thesecouldnotbesoftlikehis_constitu
