Or give it power enough to neutralise any personal temptation 66

At all events they would excite no enthusiasm 67

For this purpose there must be some prize before us, of recognised
positive value, more or less definite 67

And before all things, to be enjoyed by us individually 67

Unless this prize be of great value to begin with, its value will
not become great because great numbers obtain it 71

Nor until we know what it is, do we gain anything by the hope
that men may more completely make it their own in the future 72

The modern positive school requires a great general enthusiasm
for the general good 73

They therefore presuppose an extreme value for the individual
good 74

Our first enquiry must be therefore what the higher individual
good is 76


CHAPTER IV.

GOODNESS AS ITS OWN REWARD.