The World Needs Men . . .
Charles Swindoll, Living Above the Level of Mediocrity, pp. 107-8
1. who cannot be bought;
2. whose word is their bond;
3. who put character above wealth;
4. who possess opinions and a will;
5. who are larger than their vocations;
6. who do not hesitate to take chances;
7. who will not lose their individuality in a crowd;
8. who will be as honest in small things as in great things;
9. who will make no compromise with wrong;
10. whose ambitions are not confined to their own selfish desires;
11. who will not say they do it" because everybody else does it";
12. who are true to their friends through good report and evil report, in adversity as well as in prosperity;
13. who do not believe that shrewdness, cunning, and hardheadedness are the best qualities for winning success;
14. who are not ashamed or afraid to stand for the truth when it is unpopular;
15. who can say "no" with emphasis, although all the rest of the world says "yes."
