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W. Somerset Maugham

Let us develop the resources of our land, call forth its powers, build up its institutions, promote all its great interests, and see whether we also, in our day and generation, may not perform something worthy to be remembered.

W. Somerset Maugham

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The author urges people to actively use and improve their country's natural resources, strengths, and organizations to advance its important causes. He challenges the current generation to achieve meaningful accomplishments that will be remembered in history.

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