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IssueList1"Wecanusuallylearnmuchmorefrompeoplewhoseviewswesharethanfrompeoplewhoseviewscontradictourown;disagreementcancausestressandinhibitlearning."2"Competitionisultimatelymorebeneficialthandetrimentaltosociety."3"Itismoreimportanttoallocatemoneyforimmediate,existingsocialproblemsthantospenditonlong‐termresearchthatmighthelpfuturegenerations."4"Nofieldofstudycanadvancesignificantlyunlessoutsidersbringtheirknowledgeandexperiencetothatfieldofstudy."5"Anationshouldrequireallitsstudentstostudythesamenationalcurriculumuntiltheyentercollegeratherthanallowschoolsindifferentpartsofthenationtodeterminewhichacademiccoursestooffer."6"Themosteffectivewaytounderstandcontemporarycultureistoanalyzethetrendsofitsyouth."7"Thevideocameraprovidessuchanaccurateandconvincingrecordofcontemporarylifethatithasbecomeamoreimportantformofdocumentationthanwrittenrecords."8"Itisoftennecessary,evendesirable,forpoliticalleaderstowithholdinformationfromthepublic."9"Academicdisciplineshavebecomesospecializedinrecentyearsthatscholars'ideasreachonlyanarrowaudience.Untilscholarscanreachawideraudience,theirideaswillhavelittleuse."10"Governmentsmustensurethattheirmajorcitiesreceivethefinancialsupporttheyneedinordertothrive,becauseitisprimarilyincitiesthatanation'sculturaltraditionsarepreservedandgenerated."11"Allnationsshouldhelpsupportthedevelopmentofaglobaluniversitydesignedtoengagestudentsintheprocessofsolvingtheworld'smostpersistentsocialproblems."12"People'sattitudesaredeterminedmorebytheirimmediatesituationorsurroundingsthanbyanyinternalcharacteristic."13"Manyoftheworld'slesser‐knownlanguagesarebeinglostasfewerandfewerpeoplespeakthem.Thegovernmentsofcountriesinwhichtheselanguagesarespokenshouldacttopreventsuchlanguagesfrombecomingextinct."14"Itisnecessaryforeveryonetoreadpoetry,novels,mythologyandothertypesofimaginativeliterature."15"Thestabilityofasocietydependsonhowitrespondstotheextremesofhumanbehavior."16"Althoughmanypeoplethinkthattheluxuriesandconveniencesofcontemporarylifeareentirelyharmless,infact,theyactuallypreventpeoplefromdevelopingintotrulystrongandindependentindividuals."17"Therearetwotypesoflaws:justandunjust.Everyindividualinasocietyhasaresponsibilitytoobeyjustlawsand,evenmoreimportantly,todisobeyandresistunjustlaws."18"Onlybybeingforcedtodefendanideaagainstthedoubtsandcontrastingviewsofothersdoesonereallydiscoverthevalueofthatidea."19"Ifasocietyistothrive,itmustputitsownoverallsuccessbeforethewell‐beingofitsindividualcitizens."20"Nationalgovernmentsshoulddevotemoreoftheirsocialprogramsandservicestochildrenthantoadults."21"Reformisseldombroughtaboutbypeoplewhoareconcernedwiththeirownreputationandsocialstanding.Thosewhoarereallyinearnestaboutreformingagovernment,aneducationalsystem,oranyotherinstitutionmustbewillingtobeviewedwithdisdainbytherestoftheworld."22"Manypeoplebelievethatafewindividualsorsmallgroups(family,friends,teachers,celebrities,forexample)havecausedthemtothinkandbehaveinthewaytheydo.Yetitisalwayssocietyasawholethatdefinesusandourattitudes,notafewindividuals."23"Contemporarytechnologymakesavailablemanysmallpiecesoffactualinformation.Asaresult,peoplehavebecomesopreoccupiedwithbitsoffragmentedinformationthattheypaytoolittleattentiontothelargerissuesandoverallperspectives."24"Peopleinpositionsofpoweraremosteffectivewhentheyexercisecautionandrestraintintheuseofthatpower."25"Anyonecanmakethingsbiggerandmorecomplex.Whatrequiresrealeffortandcourageistomoveintheoppositedirection—inotherwords,tomakethingsassimpleaspossible."26"Mostpeoplewouldagreethatbuildingsrepresentavaluablerecordofanysociety'spast,butcontroversyariseswhenoldbuildingsstandongroundthatmodernplannersfeelcouldbebetterusedformodernpurposes.Insuchsituations,moderndevelopmentshouldbegivenprecedenceoverthepreservationofhistoricbuildingssothatcontemporaryneedscanbeserved."27"Noonecanpossiblyachievesuccessintheworldbyconformingtoconventionalpracticesandconventionalwaysofthinking."28"Studentsshouldmemorizefactsonlyaftertheyhavestudiedtheideas,trends,andconceptsthathelpexplainthosefacts.Studentswhohavelearnedonlyfactshavelearnedverylittle."29"Publicfiguressuchasactors,politicians,andathletesshouldexpectpeopletobeinterestedintheirprivatelives.Whentheyseekapublicrole,theyshouldexpectthattheywillloseatleastsomeoftheirprivacy."30"Theprimarygoaloftechnologicaladvancementshouldbetoincreasepeople'sefficiencysothateveryonehasmoreleisuretime."31"Moneyspentonresearchisalmostalwaysagoodinvestment,evenwhentheresultsofthatresearcharecontroversial."32"Aschoolorcollegeshouldpayitsteachersatthesamerateinalldisciplines,regardlessofdifferencesinsalariesforrelatedfieldsintheworldoutsideofschool.Forexample,entry‐levelteachersinmathematicsandintheartsshouldreceivethesamepay,evenifoutsideofschool,mathspecialistsearnamuchhighersalaryonaveragethandospecialistsinthearts."33"Creatinganappealingimagehasbecomemoreimportantincontemporarysocietythanistherealityortruthbehindthatimage."34"Insteadofrequiringstudentstotakecoursesinavarietyofdisciplines—thatis,coursesrangingfromtheartsandthehumanitiestothephysicalandbiologicalsciences—collegesanduniversitiesshouldallowstudentstoenrollonlyinthosecoursesthatwillhelppreparethemforjobsintheirchosenfields.Suchconcentrationisnecessaryintoday'sincreasinglywork‐orientedsociety."35"Nomatterwhatthesituation,itismoreharmfultocompromiseone'sbeliefsthantoadheretothem."36"Thegreatnessofindividualscanbedecidedonlybythosewholiveafterthem,notbytheircontemporaries."37"Inmostsocieties,competitiongenerallyhasmoreofanegativethanapositiveeffect."38"Intheageoftelevision,readingbooksisnotasimportantasitoncewas.Peoplecanlearnasmuchbywatchingtelevisionastheycanbyreadingbooks."39"Theintellectualbenefitsofattendingauniversityorcollegearevastlyoverrated:mostpeoplecouldlearnmorebystudyingandreadingontheirownforfouryearsthanbypursuingauniversityorcollegedegree."40"Scholarsandresearchersshouldnotbeconcernedwithwhethertheirworkmakesacontributiontothelargersociety.Itismoreimportantthattheypursuetheirindividualinterests,howeverunusualoridiosyncraticthoseinterestsmayseem."41"Suchnonmainstreamareasofinquiryasastrology,fortune‐telling,andpsychicandparanormalpursuitsplayavitalroleinsocietybysatisfyinghumanneedsthatarenotaddressedbymainstreamscience."42"Becauselearningisnotasolitaryactivitybutonethatrequirescollaborationamongpeople,studentsofallageswillbenefitacademicallyiftheyworkfrequentlyingroups."43"Tobeaneffectiveleader,apublicofficialmustmaintainthehighestethicalandmoralstandards."44"Governmentshouldnotfundanyscientificresearchwhoseconsequences,eithermedicalorethical,areunclear."45"Governmentofficialsshouldrelyontheirownjudgmentratherthanunquestioninglycarryingoutthewillofthepeoplewhomtheyserve."46"Whilesomeleadersingovernment,sports,industry,andotherareasattributetheirsuccesstoawell‐developedsenseofcompetition,asocietycanbetterprepareitsyoungpeopleforleadershipbyinstillinginthemasenseofcooperation."47"Societydoesnotplaceenoughemphasisontheintellect—thatis,onreasoningandothercognitiveskills."48"Thestudyofhistoryplacestoomuchemphasisonindividuals.Themostsignificanteventsandtrendsinhistoryweremadepossiblenotbythefamousfew,butbygroupsofpeoplewhoseidentitieshavelongbeenforgotten."49"Imaginativeworkssuchasnovels,plays,films,fairytales,andlegendspresentamoreaccurateandmeaningfulpictureofhumanexperiencethandofactualaccounts.Becausethecreatorsoffictionshapeandfocusrealityratherthanreportonitliterally,theircreationshaveamorelastingsignificance."50"Inordertoimprovethequalityofinstructionatthecollegeanduniversitylevel,allfacultyshouldberequiredtospendtimeworkingoutsidetheacademicworldinprofessionsrelevanttothecoursestheyteach."51"Educationwillbetrulyeffectiveonlywhenitisspecificallydesignedtomeettheindividualneedsandinterestsofeachstudent."52"Educationencouragesstudentstoquestionandcriticize,andthereforedoeslittletopromotesocialharmony."53"Collegeanduniversityeducationshouldbefreeforallstudents,fullyfinancedbythegovernment."54"Historyteachesusonlyonething:knowingaboutthepastcannothelppeopletomakeimportantdecisionstoday."55"Competitionforhighgradesseriouslylimitsthequalityoflearningatalllevelsofeducation."56"Governmentsshouldfocusmoreonsolvingtheimmediateproblemsoftodayratherthantryingtosolvetheanticipatedproblemsofthefuture."57"Thedepthofknowledgetobegainedfrombooksismuchricherandbroaderthanwhatcanbelearnedfromdirectexperience."58"Theincreasinglyrapidpaceoflifetodaycausesmoreproblemsthanitsolves."59"Toomuchemphasisisplacedonrolemodels.Insteadofcopyingothers,peopleshouldlearntothinkandactindependentlyandthusmakethechoicesthatarebestforthem."60"Themedia—andsocietyingeneral—mistakenlyexpectanindividualtospeakforaparticulargroup,whetherornotthatindividualtrulyrepresentstheviewsoftheentiregroup."61"High‐profileawardssuchastheNobelPrizeareactuallydamagingtosocietybecausetheysuggestthatonlyafewpeopledeservesuchrecognition."62"Thewidespreadideathatpeopleshouldmakeself‐improvementaprimarygoalintheirlivesisproblematicbecauseitassumesthatpeopleareintrinsicallydeficient."63"Totrulyunderstandyourownculture—nomatterhowyoudefineit—requirespersonalknowledgeofatleastoneotherculture,onethatisdistinctlydifferentfromyourown."64"Manypeopleknowhowtoattainsuccess,butfewknowhowtomakethebestuseofit."65"Peoplehavebeensoencouragedbysocietytofocusonapparentdifferencesthattheyfailtoseemeaningfulsimilaritiesamongideas,individuals,andgroups."66"Aspeoplerelymoreandmoreontechnologytosolveproblems,theabilityofhumanstothinkforthemselveswillsurelydeteriorate."67"Collegesshouldrequirestudentstoengageinpublic‐serviceactivitiesinordertoassurethateachstudentreceivesabalanced,well‐roundededucation."68"Peoplemakethemistakeoftreatingexpertswithsuspicionandmistrust,nomatterhowvaluabletheircontributionsmightbe."69"Governmentshouldplacefew,ifany,restrictionsonscientificresearchanddevelopment"70"Inanyprofession—business,politics,education,government—thoseinpowershouldstepdownafterfiveyears.Thesurestpathtosuccessforanyenterpriseisrevitalizationthroughnewleadership."71"Spendingtimealonemakesoneabettercompaniontoothers."72"Onecanbestunderstandthemostimportantcharacteristicsofasocietybystudyingitsmajorcities."73"Inmostprofessionsandacademicfields,imaginationismoreimportantthanknowledge."74"Themosteffectivewaytocommunicateanideaorvaluetolargegroupsofpeopleisthroughtheuseofimages,notlanguage."75"Thepeoplewhomakeimportantcontributionstosocietyaregenerallynotthosewhodeveloptheirownnewideas,butthosewhoaremostgiftedatperceivingandcoordinatingthetalentsandskillsofothers."76"Trulyprofoundthinkersandhighlycreativeartistsarealwaysoutofstepwiththeirtimeandtheirsociety."77"Peopletodayaretooindividualistic.Insteadofpursuingself‐centered,separategoals,peopleneedtounderstandthatsatisfactioncomesfromworkingforthegreatergoodofthefamily,thecommunity,orsocietyasawhole."78"Schoolsshouldberequiredtoteachtheessentialinterconnectednessofallhumanbeingsandthushelpeliminatewars,culturalclashes,andotherformsofconflict."79"Majorpolicydecisionsshouldalwaysbelefttopoliticiansandothergovernmentexperts,whoaremoreinformedandthushavebetterjudgmentandperspectivethandomembersofthegeneralpublic."80"Allstudentsshouldberequiredtotakecoursesinthesciences,eveniftheyhavenointerestinscience."81"Patrioticreverenceforthehistoryofanationoftendoesmoretoimpedethantoencourageprogress."82"Governmentshouldnevercensortheartisticworksorhistoricaldisplaysthatamuseumwishestoexhibit."83"Governmentshouldpreservepubliclyownedwildernessareasintheirnaturalstate,eventhoughtheseareasareoftenextremelyremoteandthusaccessibletoonlyafewpeople."84"Inanyfieldofendeavor,itisimpossibletomakeasignificantcontributionwithoutfirstbeingstronglyinfluencedbypastachievementswithinthatfield."85"Governmentfundingoftheartsthreatenstheintegrityofthearts."86"Youngpeopleshouldbeencouragedtopursuelong‐term,realisticgoalsratherthanseekimmediatefameandrecognition."87"Inanyfieldofinquiry,thebeginnerismorelikelythantheexperttomakeimportantdiscoveries."88"Technologiesnotonlyinfluencebutactuallydeterminesocialcustomsandethics."89"Leadersarecreatedprimarilybythedemandsthatareplaceduponthem."90"Collegestudentsshouldbeencouragedtopursuesubjectsthatinterestthemratherthanseekprogramsthatpromiseentryintothejobmarket."91"Mostpeoplethinkthattheirdeeplyheldvaluesaretheresultofrationalchoice,butreasonoftenhaslittletodowiththewaypeopleformvalues."92"Inanyacademicareaorprofessionalfield,itisjustasimportanttorecognizethelimitsofourknowledgeandunderstandingasitistoacquirenewfactsandinformation."93"Theconceptof'individualresponsibility'isanecessaryfiction.Althoughsocietiesmustholdindividualsaccountablefortheirownactions,people'sbehaviorislargelydeterminedbyforcesnotoftheirownmaking."94"Universitiesshouldrequireeverystudenttotakeavarietyofcoursesoutsidethestudent'sfieldofstudybecauseacquiringknowledgeofvariousacademicdisciplinesisthebestwaytobecometrulyeducated."95"Peopleworkmoreproductivelyinteamsthanindividually.Teamworkrequirescooperation,whichmotivatespeoplemuchmorethanindividualcompetitiondoes."96"Although,criticswhowriteabouttheartstendtodenytheexistenceofanyobjectivestandardsforevaluatingworksofart,theyhavearesponsibilitytoestablishstandardsbywhichworksofartcanbejudged."97"Itisunfortunatebuttruethatpoliticaldecisionsandactivitiesaffectallaspectsofpeople'slives."98"Collegesanduniversitiesshouldoffermorecoursesonpopularmusic,film,advertising,andtelevisionbecausecontemporaryculturehasmuchgreaterrelevanceforstudentsthandoartsandliteratureofthepast."99"Inanyrealmoflife—whetheracademic,social,business,orpolitical—theonlywaytosucceedistotakeapractical,ratherthananidealistic,pointofview.Pragmaticbehaviorguaranteessurvival,whereasidealisticviewstendtobesupercededbysimpler,moreimmediateoptions."100"Thepressuretoachievehighgradesinschoolseriouslylimitsthequalityoflearning.Aneducationalenvironmentwithoutgradeswouldpromotemoregenuineintellectualdevelopment."101"Governmentsshouldprovidefundingforartistssothattheartscanflourishandbeavailabletoallpeople."102"Forbetterorworse,educationisaprocessthatinvolvesrevisingtheideas,beliefs,andvaluespeopleheldinthepast."103"Thestudyofhistoryhasvalueonlytotheextentthatitisrelevanttoourdailylives."104"Itisprimarilythroughformaleducationthataculturetriestoperpetuatetheideasitfavorsanddiscredittheideasitfears."105"Thetruestrengthofacountryisbestdemonstratedbythewillingnessofitsgovernmenttotoleratechallengesfromitsowncitizens."106"Allstudentsshouldberequiredtotakeatleastonecourseinethics,eveniftakingthecoursemeansadecreasedemphasisonacademicsubjects."107"Instantcommunicationsystemsencouragepeopletoformhastyopinionsandgivequickrepliesratherthantakethetimetodevelopthoughtful,well‐reasonedpointsofview."108"Inmanycountriesitisnowpossibletoturnonthetelevisionandviewgovernmentatwork.Watchingtheseproceedingscanhelppeopleunderstandtheissuesthataffecttheirlives.Themorekindsofgovernmentproceedings—trials,debates,meetings,etc—thataretelevised,themoresocietywillbenefit."109"Thepurposeofmanyadvertisementsistomakeconsumerswanttobuyaproductsothattheywill'belike'thepersoninthead.Thispracticeiseffectivebecauseitnotonlysellsproductsbutalsohelpspeoplefeelbetteraboutthemselves."110"Whenweconcernourselveswiththestudyofhistory,webecomestorytellers.Becausewecanneverknowthepastdirectlybutmustconstructitbyinterpretingevidence,exploringhistoryismoreofacreativeenterprisethanitisanobjectivepursuit.Allhistoriansarestorytellers."111"Theworldwidedistributionoftelevisionprogramsandadvertisementsisseriouslydiminishingthedifferencesamongcultures."112"Someeducationalsystemsemphasizethedevelopmentofstudents'capacityforreasoningandlogicalthinking,butstudentswouldbenefitmorefromaneducationthatalsotaughtthemtoexploretheirownemotions."113"Itisprimarilythroughouridentificationwithsocialgroupsthatwedefineourselves."114"Humanityhasmadelittlerealprogressoverthepastcenturyorso.Technologicalinnovationshavetakenplace,buttheoverallconditionofhumanityisnobetter.War,violence,andpovertyarestillwithus.Technologycannotchangetheconditionofhumanity."115"Itisthroughtheuseoflogicandofprecise,carefulmeasurementthatwebecomeawareofourprogress.Withoutsuchtools,wehavenoreferencepointstoindicatehowfarwehaveadvancedorretreated."116"Withthegrowthofglobalnetworksinsuchareasaseconomicsandcommunication,thereisnodoubtthateveryaspectofsociety—includingeducation,politics,thearts,andthesciences—willbenefitgreatlyfrominternationalinfluences."117"Thedepthofknowledgetobegainedfrombooksisricherandbroaderthanwhatcanbelearnedfromdirectexperience."118"Inanyfieldofendeavor—thesciences,thehumanities,thesocialsciences,industry,etc.—itisnottheattainmentofagoalthatmatters,butrathertheideasanddiscoveriesthatareencounteredonthewaytothegoal."119"Whenresearchprioritiesarebeingsetforscience,education,oranyotherarea,themostimportantquestiontoconsideris:Howmanypeople'sliveswillbeimprovediftheresultsaresuccessful?"120"Somuchisnewandcomplextodaythatlookingbackforanunderstandingofthepastprovideslittleguidanceforlivinginthepresent."121"Atvarioustimesinthegeologicalpast,manyspecieshavebecomeextinctasaresultofnatural,ratherthanhuman,processes.Thus,thereisnojustificationforsocietytomakeextraordinaryefforts,especiallyatagreatcostinmoneyandjobs,tosaveendangeredspecies."122"Weowealmostallourknowledgenottopeoplewhohaveagreed,buttopeoplewhohavedisagreed."123"Itispossibletoidentifyaperson'spoliticswithinaveryshorttimeofmeetinghimorher.Everythingaboutpeople—theirclothes,theirfriends,thewaytheytalk,whattheyeat—reflectstheirpoliticalbeliefs."124"Instantfoods,instantcommunication,fastertransportation‐alloftheserecentdevelopmentsaredesignedtosavetime.Ironically,though,insteadofmakingmoreleisuretimeavailable,thesedevelopmentshavecontributedtoapaceofhumanaffairsthatismorerushedandmorefranticthaneverbefore."125"Thepastisnopredictorofthefuture."126"Society'sexternalrewardsarenomeasureoftruesuccess.Truesuccesscanbemeasuredonlyinrelationtothegoalsonesetsforoneself."127"Factsarestubbornthings.Theycannotbealteredbyourwishes,ourinclinations,orthedictatesofourpassions."128"Itisoftenassertedthatthepurposeofeducationistofreethemindandthespirit.Inreality,however,formaleducationtendstorestrainourmindsandspiritsratherthansetthemfree."129"Technologyisanecessarybutnotalwaysapositiveforceinmodernlife."130"Howchildrenaresocializedtodaydeterminesthedestinyofsociety.Unfortunately,wehavenotyetlearnedhowtoraisechildrenwhocanhelpbringaboutabettersociety."131"Thearts(painting,music,literature,etc.)revealtheotherwisehiddenideasandimpulsesofasociety."132"Theuniversitycommunityconsistsofthreedifferentworlds—thesciences,thehumanities,andthesocialsciences.Becauseeachworldoperatesonitsownassumptionsandhasitsownspecialhabitsofthinking,rarelyistheremeaningfulinteractionamongthesciences,thehumanities,andthesocialsciences."133"Theproblemsofmodernsocietyhaveledmanypeopletocomplain:'Weliveinterribletimes.'Yet,giventhechoice,noonetodaywouldprefertoliveinanyothertime."134"Studentsshouldbeencouragedtorealizethatmentalagilityandrhetoricalskillmustbeaccompaniedbysincerityandthetrueconvictionoftheirownbeliefs."135"Whilemostoftheenvironmentalproblemswefaceresultfromtheuseoftechnology,societymustdependupontechnologytofindsolutionstotheseproblems."136"Theabsenceofchoiceisacircumstancethatisvery,veryrare."137"Whatwecallprogressisamatterofexchangingoneproblemforanother."138"Onlythroughmistakescantherebediscoveryorprogress."139"Everynewgenerationneedstoredefine'right'and'wrong'initsowntermsandaccordingtotheconditionsofitsowntime."140"Whatsocietyhasthoughttobeitsgreatestsocial,political,andindividualachievementshaveoftenresultedinthegreatestdiscontent."141"Mostpeoplerecognizethebenefitsofindividuality,butthefactisthatpersonaleconomicsuccessrequiresconformity."142"Thewell‐beingofasocietyisenhancedwhenmanyofitspeoplequestionauthority."143"Artistsshouldpaylittleattentiontotheircritics.*Criticismtendstoundermineandconstraintheartist'screativity."*thosewhoevaluateworksofart,suchasnovels,films,music,paintings,etc.144"Itistheartist,notthecritic,*whogivessocietysomethingoflastingvalue."*apersonwhoevaluatesworksofart,suchasnovels,films,music,paintings,etc.145"Acrucialtestofcharacteris