Supreme Unselfishness
Of the many noble traits exhibited by General
Armstrong, none made a deeper impression
upon me than his supreme unselfishness.
I do not believe I ever saw, in all my connection
and touch with General Armstrong, anything
in his life or actions which indicated that
he was in any degree selfish. He was interested
in a most unselfish way in the entire
work of the South, and anything he could do
or say that would benefit another institution
seemed to give him as much pleasure as if he
had spoken or acted directly for the benefit of
Hampton Institute. But for his supreme unselfishness
in this respect, Tuskegee could not
be anything like what it is to-day.
Sunday Evening Tuskegee Talks.
