Lookathispestiferoussimplifiedspelling。Imaginethecalamityontwosidesoftheoceanwhenhefoistedhissimplifiedspellingonthewholehumanrace。We’vegotitallnowsothatnobodycouldspell……
IfMr。Carnegiehadleftspellingalonewewouldn’thavehadanyspotsonthesun，oranySanFranciscoquake，oranybusinessdepression。
There，Itrusthefeelsbetternowandthathehasenjoyedmyabusemorethanhedidhiscompliments。AndnowthatIthinkIhavehimsmootheddownandfeelingcomfortableIjustwanttosayonethingmore——thathissimplifiedspellingisallrightenough，but，likechastity，youcancarryittoofar。
Ashewasabouttogo，Carnegiecalledhisattentiontothebeautifulsouvenirbronzeandgold—platedgobletsthatstoodateachguest’splate。
Carnegiesaid：