11. Herded, Or Headed One’s Own Way?
HERDED, OR HEADED ONE’S OWN WAY?
The ideal society would enable every man and woman to develop along their individual lines, and not attempt to force all into one mould, however admirable.
—JOHN HALDANE
12. How Measure Growth?
HOW MEASURE GROWTH?
The student of history must avoid that error which the proverb calls measuring other people’s corn by one’s own bushel.
—E. B. TYLOR
13. Idolizing Error
IDOLIZING ERROR
Nothing is more harmful to a new truth than an old error.
—GOETHE
The question is this: Should we devotees of liberty present both sides, that is, the side of liberty on the one hand and the side of slavery on the other? This is a common notion, supported and advocated by teachers, preachers, politicians, ever so many businessmen, and others.
14. Freedom to Choose—But What?
FREEDOM TO CHOOSE—BUT WHAT?
Between two evils, choose neither; between two goods, choose both.
—TYRON EDWARDS
15. Promises Men Do and Do Not Live By
PROMISES MEN DO AND DO NOT LIVE BY
Every civilization rests on a set of promises. . . . If the promises are broken too often the civilization dies. . . .
—HERBERT AGAR
16. The Case For Seeking
THE CASE FOR SEEKING
No one knows more than a millionth of one per cent of anything.
—THOMAS ALVA EDISON
17. Am I A Part of the Problem?
AM I A PART OF THE PROBLEM?
If you are not a part of the solution, you are a part of the problem.
—UNKNOWN
18. Where Look For Our Emancipators?
WHERE LOOK FOR OUR EMANCIPATORS?
In every epoch of the world, the great event. . . . is it not the arrival of a thinker?
—THOMAS CARLYLE
The greatest epoch in all history, in my estimation, was 2,000 years ago. The next greatest epoch—a flowering of the first—graced this land of ours 200 years ago. However, there is a third in the offing, barely visible but in sight, which may be of even greater importance to Americans than the second.
19. Let’s Look To Our Principles
LET’S LOOK TO OUR PRINCIPLES
If it’s right in principle, it has to work!
—BENJAMIN A. ROGGE
20. The Charitable Economist
THE CHARITABLE ECONOMIST
With malice toward none; with charity for all.
—ABRAHAM LINCOLN
