t　in　a　place　which　was　run　down　and　I　would　believe　with　all　my　heart　that　if　the　thing　needed　to　be　done　and　if　effort　were　put　into　it；　results　would　e　for　human　good。

修補破損之處（2）

Too；　from　the　outset；　my　wife　and　I　have　had　the　feeling　that　no　matter　what　else　we　did　in　life；　we　had　to　devote　our　best　thinking　and　our　best　living　to　our　children。　Now　that　they　are　all　grown。　we　have　sincere　satisfaction　in　the　fact　that　trying　to　do　a　job　and　trying　to　earn　a　living　did　not　take　away　from　us　this　urgency　to　be　and　do　so　that　our　children　could　have　a　feeling　of　the　importance　of　integrity；　honesty　and　straightforwardness3　in　life。　It　seems　to　me　far　too　often　this　is　overlooked。　We　people　in　public　life　do　the　jobs　we　have　to　do　and　fail　to　save　our　children。　This　second　thing　is　important—doing　the　task　you　have　to　do　but　beginning　at　home　to　bring　peace；　love；　happiness　and　contentment　to　those　whom　God　has　given　you。

The　third　idea；　around　which　I　have　tried　to　live　and　work；　is　that　there　is　an　overshadowing　Providence4　that　cares　for　one。　Of　times　our　struggles　are　too　intense；　too　“eager　beaverish”　when；　as　a　matter　of　fact；　time　and　God　can　solve　many　problems。　Never　in　my　life　have　I　gotten　away　from　the　idea　that　God　cares　and　that　He　provides　that　the　forces　of　good　in　the　world　are　greater　than　the　forces　of　evil　and　that　if　we　will　lend　ourselves　to　those　forces；　in　the　long　run　we　have　greater　joy　and　happiness　in　the　thing　which　we　try　to　achieve。　This　I　learned　from　my　mother　as　a　boy。　Although　she　was　ill　and　although　we　were　poor—as　poor　as　people　can　be—I　do　not　now　recall　a　moment　of　discouragement　in　her　presence。　There　was　always　an　overpowering　belief　that　God　was　in　His　heaven　and　that；　as　Joe　Louis　said。　“God　is　on　our　side。