Charles Sumner: “Not to make money, but to promote the welfare of the people, and to increase the happiness of all,--such is the precious…”

“Not to make money, but to promote the welfare of the people, and to increase the happiness of all,--such is the precious object I would propose; and here I ask no such question as, “Will it pay?” It may not pay in revenue at once, but it will pay in what is above price.”