Compared with the perils which our forefathers conquered, because they believed and were not afraid, we have so much to be thankful for Nature surrounds us with her bounty and human, efforts have multiplied it. 我們的先輩曾以信念和無畏一次次轉危為安，比起他們經歷過的險阻，我們仍大可感到欣慰。大自然仍在給予我們恩惠，人類的努力已使之倍增。
The belief that society has an innate tendency toward improvement and that this tendency may be furthered through conscious human effort. 社會向善論認為社會具有變得更好的內在傾向和人類有力量促使其改善的信仰或學說
