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Show CARLYLE CALLED US BORES Equshty Developed Monotony of Type In Country's Second Epoch, Was His A,tertlon. I'rof. Mat Kan and of Yalo. lovtur-trig lovtur-trig on "American Train" na developed In tho I'poch of Is 12 to 1M0. said at l'oll Institute recently, tho Kan tun I'lty Star observes: "l-'quallty of status Is. of course, not a characteristic, but a cijlltlon: yet It Is a factor which hin led to tho development of Important American Ameri-can traits Hero, where. If absolute equality did not edit, at leant there was fur creator cuuullty than thero was anything rise; whore, If there was not ecjuallty of opportunity for all, there was at least eomo opportunity for all, tho I'uropean relationship of superior and Inferior classes could not long continue. Tho Inferior' of today worn too likely to become the 'aupo rlor' of tomorrow. "This meant, of course, a gr eat stimulus stim-ulus to Independence, and developed tho people's self reliance. Independence Independ-ence Is one of tho most conspicuous American trails, and It has been not without unpleasant manifestations. It has Induced a lack of respect for authority au-thority and for elders, and the enlst-enco enlst-enco of equality baa tended to a remarkable re-markable monotony among the people: who developed these opportunities, till t'arlylo could say : 'Americans have begotten, with u rapidity beyond re corded exnniplo, 1 S.OHO.Oi'O of the tnout-e tnout-e '. boti-s ever seen lu tho world before.' be-fore.' "Yet In contrast with this ilendlj equality, the evlsteuco of opportunity for all Individuals also led to a strong Individualism among Americans, glv-Ing glv-Ing each man a chance to develop what was In hlin. Hence oirr lovo for tiro self made man, and houoo tho American devotion to loaders lather than to pr inciples " |