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Author Ellen White challenges young people:
“Have you thoughts that you dare not express,
that you may one day stand upon the summit of intellectual
greatness; that you may sit in deliberative and legislative
councils, and help to enact laws for the nation?”
That clearly refers to public office. We might
expect her to reply: “Set aside such thoughts, because Jesus is
coming soon.” Instead she says: “There is nothing wrong in these
aspirations. You may every one of you make your mark. You should
be content with no mean attainments. Aim high, and spare no
pains to reach the standard” (Messages to Young People, p. 36).
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