I believe that material wealth is an exceedingly valuable servant, and a particularly abhorrent master, in our National life. I think one end of government should be to achieve prosperity; but it should follow this end chiefly to serve an even higher and more important end—the promotion of the character and welfare of the average man. We must not for a moment forget that material prosperity is only a means, not an end in itself. The true welfare of the nation is to be found in the welfare of its citizens, and the test of the success of our government is the degree in which it promotes the welfare of the average man.