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Paul Harris on page 258 of "My Road to
Rotary" discusses Rotary's power for world peace.
What did Rotary do that received the attention of the U.S. Department of
State prior to 1945? He also writes about
Charles Steinmetz, the inventor of alternating electricity.
"The late Charles Steinmetz, wizard of mathematics and
the world’s foremost electrical engineer, was once asked by Roger Babson
to state what line of research such as radio, aeronautics, power
transmission, etc., in his estimation promised most for humanity. His
answer was that the greatest promise was not in any coming invention but
in spiritual forces, the greatest power in the development of men.
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He then
stated that men would eventually find that material things do not bring
happiness and that when they realize that fact the world will advance
more in one generation than it has in the past four. This statement by
the great scientist may seem an extravagant expression but Steinmetz was
not given to the use of extravagant terms. Exactitude was one of his
most marked characteristics. What might spiritual forces accomplish?
They might perhaps find a way to avert war. What invention could compare
in value with the finding of a way to everlasting peace?"
Paul Harris, Page 260, "My Road to Rotary" 1947
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here, in "My Road to Rotary."]
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