That it will surely usher in a period of disorder, readjustment, even temporary defeat is as true for the fortunate few as for the unfortunate many, but it is also possible to see such a period as prelude to a more distant era in which, for the first time, the potentialities of the entire human race may be explored. This if the trial is very great, so is the ultimate prospect. In the end it must be this prospect on which we fix our eyes and hops if we too are to make our Great Ascent.