Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all.
“There are the further difficulties of building a population out of a diversity of races, each at a different stage of cultural evolution, some in need of restraint, many in need of protection; everywhere a bewildering Babel of tongues.”
“In any grass-roots campaign, building an ongoing base of support is as important as winning the ultimate goal.”