New House That Jack Built. An Original American Version

This is Jack, the Laborer.
He has worked with his muscles, his brain and his pen,
For ages, to ransom the children of men.
Reformer in politics, morals, and law,
The noblest example the world ever saw.
The true type of progress for each generation,
He works out his problems in every nation.
For every man he does what he can,
And never diverges one jot from his plan;
He lays his foundation in human equality,