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/T%e ,ell-$ein" o+ a society is en%anced ,%en many o+ its people 0uestion aut%ority/

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/#rtists s%ould pay little attention to t%eir critics2 Criticism tends to undermine and constrain

t%e artist3s creati!ity/
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2t%ose ,%o e!aluate ,orks o+ art. suc% as no!els. +ilms. music. paintin"s. etc

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/*t is t%e artist. not t%e critic.2 ,%o "i!es society somet%in" o+ lastin" !alue/

2a person ,%o e!aluates ,orks o+ art. suc% as no!els. +ilms. music. paintin"s. etc

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/# crucial test o+ c%aracter is ,%et%er one is a$le to adapt to c%an"in" social con!entions

,it%out sacri+icin" one3s principles/

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/People ,%o are t%e most deeply committed to an idea or policy are t%e most critical o+ it/

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/Tradition and moderni4ation are incompati$le &ne must c%oose $et,een t%em/

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/5any people admire idealism. $ut it usually leads to disappointment or trou$le/

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/T%e most practical and e++ecti!e ,ay to protect ,ilderness areas is to attract more tourists to

t%ese areas t%rou"% en!ironmentally sensiti!e pro6ects/

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/7ecause o+ tele!ision and ,orld,ide computer connections. people can no, $ecome +amiliar

,it% a "reat many places t%at t%ey %a!e ne!er !isited #s a result. tourism ,ill soon $ecome

o$solete/

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/8i"%-speed electronic communications media. suc% as electronic mail and tele!ision. tend to

pre!ent meanin"+ul and t%ou"%t+ul communication/

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/T%e only responsi$ility o+ corporate executi!es. pro!ided t%ey stay ,it%in t%e la,. is to make

as muc% money as possi$le +or t%eir companies/

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/Students s%ould $rin" a certain skepticism to ,%ate!er t%ey study T%ey s%ould 0uestion

,%at t%ey are tau"%t instead o+ acceptin" it passi!ely/

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/7ot% parents and communities must $e in!ol!ed in t%e local sc%ools Education is too

important to lea!e solely to a "roup o+ pro+essional educators/


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/Contemporary society o++ers so many ,ays o+ learnin" t%at readin" $ooks is no lon"er !ery

important/

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/C%oice is an illusion *n reality. our li!es are controlled $y t%e society in ,%ic% ,e li!e/

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/T%ere is no suc% t%in" as purely o$6ecti!e o$ser!ation #ll o$ser!ation is su$6ecti!e9 it is

al,ays "uided $y t%e o$ser!er3s expectations or desires/

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T%e arts music. dance. !isual arts. etc; are !itally important to students3 education and

s%ould t%ere+ore recei!e as muc% emp%asis as mat%ematics. science. readin" and ot%er

mainstream su$6ects/

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/T%e %uman mind ,ill al,ays $e superior to mac%ines $ecause mac%ines are only tools o+

%uman minds/

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/T%e most essential 0uality o+ an e++ecti!e leader is t%e a$ility to remain consistently

committed to particular principles and o$6ecti!es #ny leader ,%o is 0uickly and easily

in+luenced $y s%i+ts in popular opinion ,ill accomplis% little/

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/*n t%is a"e o+ intensi!e media co!era"e. it is no lon"er possi$le +or a society to re"ard any,oman or man as a %ero T%e reputation o+ anyone ,%o is su$6ected to media scrutiny ,ill

e!entually $e diminis%ed/

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/&ne o+ten %ears a$out t%e need +or indi!iduals to take responsi$ility +or t%eir o,n li!es

8o,e!er. t%e conditions in ,%ic% people +ind t%emsel!es %a!e $een lar"ely esta$lis%ed lon"

$e+ore people $ecome a,are o+ t%em T%us. t%e concept o+ personal responsi$ility is muc%

more complicated and unrealistic t%an is o+ten assumed/

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/5ost people li!e. ,%et%er p%ysically or morally. in a !ery restricted circle T%ey make use o+ a!ery limited portion o+ t%e resources a!aila$le to t%em until t%ey +ace a "reat pro$lem or

crisis/

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/Sometimes ima"ination is a more !alua$le asset t%an experience People ,%o lack experience

are +ree to ima"ine ,%at is possi$le and t%us can approac% a task ,it%out constraints o+

esta$lis%ed %a$its and attitudes/


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/*n any "i!en +ield. t%e leadin" !oices come +rom people ,%o are moti!ated not $y con!iction

$ut $y t%e desire to present opinions and ideas t%at di++er +rom t%ose %eld $y t%e ma6ority/

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/&!er t%e past century. t%e most si"ni+icant contri$ution o+ tec%nolo"y %as $een to make

people3s li!es more com+orta$le/

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/*t is impossi$le +or an e++ecti!e political leader to tell t%e trut% all t%e time Complete %onesty

is not a use+ul !irtue +or a politician/

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/Critical 6ud"ment o+ ,ork in any "i!en +ield %as little !alue unless it comes +rom someone ,%o

is an expert in t%at +ield/

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/T%ose ,%o treat politics and morality as t%ou"% t%ey ,ere separate realms +ail to understand

eit%er t%e one or t%e ot%er/

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/T%e surest indicator o+ a "reat nation is not t%e ac%ie!ements o+ its rulers. artists. or

scientists. $ut t%e "eneral ,el+are o+ all its people/

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/People ,%o pursue t%eir o,n intellectual interests +or purely personal reasons are more likely

to $ene+it t%e rest o+ t%e ,orld t%an are people ,%o try to act +or t%e pu$lic "ood/

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/*mportant trut%s $e"in as outra"eous. or at least uncom+orta$le. attacks upon t%e accepted

,isdom o+ t%e time/

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/&ri"inality does not mean t%inkin" somet%in" t%at ,as ne!er t%ou"%t $e+ore9 it means

puttin" old ideas to"et%er in ne, ,ays/

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/T%e +unction o+ science is to reassure9 t%e purpose o+ art is to upset T%erein lies t%e !alue o+

eac%/

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/T%e study o+ an academic discipline alters t%e ,ay ,e percei!e t%e ,orld #+ter studyin" t%e

discipline. ,e see t%e same ,orld as $e+ore. $ut ,it% di++erent eyes/

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/*t is possi$le to pass la,s t%at control or place limits on people3s $e%a!ior. $ut le"islation

cannot re+orm %uman nature


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/*t is easy to ,elcome inno!ation and accept ne, ideas )%at most people +ind di++icult.

%o,e!er. is acceptin" t%e ,ay t%ese ne, ideas are put into practice/

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/Success. ,%et%er academic or pro+essional. in!ol!es an a$ility to sur!i!e in a ne,

en!ironment and. e!entually. to c%an"e it/

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/*+ people disre"ard t%e "reat ,orks o+ t%e past. it is $ecause t%ese ,orks no lon"er ans,er

t%e needs o+ t%e present/

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/#s lon" as people in a society are %un"ry or out o+ ,ork or lack t%e $asic skills needed to

sur!i!e. t%e use o+ pu$lic resources to support t%e arts is inappropriate1and. per%aps. e!en

cruel1,%en one considers all t%e potential uses o+ suc% money/

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/Education s%ould $e e0ually de!oted to enric%in" t%e personal li!es o+ students and to

trainin" students to $e producti!e ,orkers/

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/Success in any realm o+ li+e comes more o+ten +rom takin" c%ances or risks t%an +rom care+ul

and cautious plannin"/

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/*t is not t%e %eadline-makin" political e!ents $ut t%e seldom-reported social tran+ormationst%at %a!e t%e most lastin" si"ni+icance/

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/T%e $est preparation +or li+e or a career is not learnin" to $e competiti!e. $ut learnin" to $e

cooperati!e/

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/T%e "oal o+ politics s%ould not $e t%e pursuit o+ an ideal. $ut rat%er t%e searc% +or common

"round and reasona$le consensus/

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/Tec%nolo"y creates more pro$lems t%an it sol!es. and may t%reaten or dama"e t%e 0uality o+

li+e/

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/T%e material pro"ress and ,ell-$ein" o+ one country are necessarily connected to t%e

material pro"ress and ,ell-$ein" o+ all ot%er countries/


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/*nstead o+ encoura"in" con+ormity. society s%ould s%o, "reater appreciation o+ indi!idual

di++erences/

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/Truly inno!ati!e ideas do not arise +rom "roups o+ people. $ut +rom indi!iduals )%en "roups

try to $e creati!e. t%e mem$ers +orce eac% ot%er to compromise and. as a result. creati!e

ideas tend to $e ,eakened and made more con!entional 5ost ori"inal ideas arise +rom

indi!iduals ,orkin" alone/

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/T%e most elusi!e kno,led"e is sel+-kno,led"e. and it is usually ac0uired t%rou"% solitude.

rat%er t%an t%rou"% interaction ,it% ot%ers/

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/T%e purpose o+ education s%ould $e to pro!ide students ,it% a !alue system. a standard. a

set o+ ideas1not to prepare t%em +or a speci+ic 6o$/

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/'nlike "reat t%inkers and "reat artists. t%e most e++ecti!e political leaders must o+ten yield to

pu$lic opinion and a$andon principle +or t%e sake o+ compromise/

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/T%e $est ,ay to understand t%e c%aracter o+ a society is to examine t%e c%aracter o+ t%e men

and ,omen t%at t%e society c%ooses as its %eroes or its %eroines/

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/)e learn t%rou"% direct experience9 to accept a t%eory ,it%out experiencin" it is to learn

not%in" at all/

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/#s societies all o!er t%e ,orld %a!e more and more access to ne, in+ormation. t%e e++ects on

li+e-lon" learnin" can only $e positi!e/

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/People are too 0uick to take action9 instead t%ey s%ould stop to t%ink o+ t%e possi$le

conse0uences o+ ,%at t%ey mi"%t do/

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/Rituals and ceremonies %elp de+ine a culture )it%out t%em. societies or "roups o+ people

%a!e a diminis%ed sense o+ ,%o t%ey are/

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/T%e ,ay people look. dress. and act re!eals t%eir attitudes and interests =ou can tell muc%

a$out a society3s ideas and !alues $y o$ser!in" t%e appearance and $e%a!ior o+ its people/


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/Pro"ress is $est made t%rou"% discussion amon" people ,%o %a!e contrastin" points o+

!ie,/

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/5ost people c%oose a career on t%e $asis o+ suc% pra"matic considerations as t%e needs o+

t%e economy. t%e relati!e ease o+ +indin" a 6o$. and t%e salary t%ey can expect to make

8ardly anyone is +ree to c%oose a career $ased on %is or %er natural talents or interest in a

particular kind o+ ,ork/

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/#ny decision-,%et%er made $y "o!ernment. $y a corporation. or $y an indi!idual person-

must take into account +uture conditions more t%an present conditions/

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/*+ a "oal is ,ort%y. t%en any means taken to attain it is 6usti+ia$le/

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/Too muc% emp%asis %as $een placed on t%e need +or students to c%allen"e t%e assertions o+

ot%ers *n +act. t%e a$ility to compromise and ,ork ,it% ot%ers1t%at is. t%e a$ility to ac%ie!e

social %armony1s%ould $e a ma6or "oal in e!ery sc%ool/

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/Society s%ould identi+y t%ose c%ildren ,%o %a!e special talents and a$ilities and $e"in trainin"

t%em at an early a"e so t%at t%ey can e!entually excel in t%eir areas o+ a$ility &t%er,ise.

t%ese talents are likely to remain unde!eloped/

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/T%e $om$ardment o+ !isual ima"es in contemporary society %as t%e e++ect o+ makin" people

less a$le to +ocus clearly and extensi!ely on a sin"le issue o!er a lon" period o+ time/

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/5ost important disco!eries or creations are accidental: it is usually ,%ile seekin" t%e ans,er

to one 0uestion t%at ,e come across t%e ans,er to anot%er/

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/*n order to produce success+ul ori"inal ,ork. sc%olars and scientists must +irst study t%e

success+ul ,ork o+ ot%ers to learn ,%at contri$utions remain to $e made/

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/*n order +or any ,ork o+ art1,%et%er +ilm. literature. sculpture. or a son"1to %a!e merit. it

must $e understanda$le to most people/

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/o, t%at computer tec%nolo"y %as made possi$le t%e rapid accessin" o+ lar"e amounts o+

+actual in+ormation. people are less likely t%an e!er to t%ink deeply or ori"inally T%ey +eel

una$le to compete ,it%1muc% less contri$ute to1t%e 0uantity o+ in+ormation t%at is no,

a!aila$le electronically/

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/T%e increase in kno,led"e is +orcin" people to speciali4e #s a result. t%e distance $et,een

+ields o+ speciali4ation %as $ecome so !ast t%at specialists in di++erent areas are rarely a$le to

in+luence eac% ot%er/

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/T%e c%ie+ $ene+it o+ t%e study o+ %istory is to $reak do,n t%e illusion t%at people in one period

o+ time are si"ni+icantly di++erent +rom people ,%o li!ed at any ot%er time in %istory/

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