Painterly coin suspended between two cupped hands above scattered autumn leaves.

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Henry Ford

An idealist is a person who helps other people to be prosperous.

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Our interpretation.

The speaker defines an idealist through the prosperity they help other people achieve. The line shifts attention from private beliefs or ambitions to benefits received by others. It presents idealism as outward-looking action, leaving open whether the helper shares in the prosperity they make possible.

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