The moral lesson was that the best man had to become the punching-est man, in order to thwart the power of someone who wanted to use his might to conquer. And,

The moral lesson was that the best man had to become the punching-est man, in order to thwart the power of someone who wanted to use his might to conquer. And, moreover, that an incredibly rich nation's resources should be shared with the world at large, in order to make the world as a whole a better place.