90 THE PRINCIPLES OF SELF-MASTERY
One grows out of the other. Therefore, any person who has the
k.nowledge and the ability to develop power through the principle of
harmonious coordination of effort between individual minds, or in any
other manner, may be successful in any reasonable undertaking that is
possible of successful termination.
Harmony
It must not be assumed that a Master Mind will immediately spring,
mushroom-fashion, out of every group of minds that makes pretense
of coordination in a spirit of harmony!
Harmony, in the real sense of the meaning of the word, is as rare
among groups of people as is genuine Christianity among those who
proclaim themselves Christians.
Harmony is the nucleus around which the state of mind known as
a Master Mind must be developed. Without this element there can be
no Master Mind-a truth that cannot be repeated too often.
In his proposal for establishing the League of Nations, Woodrow
Wilson had in mind the development of a Master Mind to be composed
of groups of minds representing the civilized nations of the world.
Wilson's conception was the most far-reaching humanitarian idea ever
created in the mind of man, because it dealt with a principle that
embraces sufficient power to establish a real brotherhood of man on
earth. The League of Nations, or some similar blending of international
minds in a spirit of harmony, is sure to become a reality.
COMMENTARY
The League of Nations that Hill refers to was established in 1920, after the First
World War, for the purpose of promoting world peace and cooperation. And though
it was first proposed by President Woodrow Wilson, the United States never joined
the organization, which seriously impeded its effectiveness.