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Authority would go with productive greatness, as gravity goes with mass in matter.
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Henry Ward Beecher
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gutenberg.orgHenry Ward Beecher: “Authority would go with productive greatness, as gravity goes with mass in matter.”
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Beecher emphasizes the intrinsic connection between authority and productivity, likening it to the fundamental laws of physics.
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