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　　101Governments should provide funding for artists so that the arts can flourish and be available to all people.

　　102For better or worse, education is a process that involves revising the ideas, beliefs, and values people held in the past.

　　103The study of history has value only to the extent that it is relevant to our daily lives.

　　104It is primarily through formal education that a culture tries to perpetuate the ideas it favors and discredit the ideas it fears.

　　105The true strength of a country is best demonstrated by the willingness of its government to tolerate challenges from its own citizens.

　　106All students should be required to take at least one course in ethics, even if taking the course means a decreased emphasis on academic subjects.

　　107Instant communication systems encourage people to form hasty opinions and give quick replies rather than take the time to develop thoughtful, well-reasoned points of view.

　　108In many countries it is now possible to turn on the television and view government at work. Watching these proceedings can help people understand the issues that affect their lives. The more kinds of government proceedingstrials, debates, meetings, etcthat are televised, the more society will benefit.

　　109The purpose of many advertisements is to make consumers want to buy a product so that they will be like the person in the ad. This practice is effective because it not only sells products but also helps people feel better about themselves.

　　110When we concern ourselves with the study of history, we become storytellers. Because we can never know the past directly but must construct it by interpreting evidence, exploring history is more of a creative enterprise than it is an objective pursuit. All historians are storytellers.

　　111The worldwide distribution of television programs and advertisements is seriously diminishing the differences among cultures.

　　112Some educational systems emphasize the development of students capacity for reasoning and logical thinking, but students would benefit more from an education that also taught them to explore their own emotions.

　　113It is primarily through our identification with social groups that we define ourselves.

　　114Humanity has made little real progress over the past century or so. Technological innovations have taken place, but the overall condition of humanity is no better. War, violence, and poverty are still with us. Technology cannot change the condition of humanity.

　　115It is through the use of logic and of precise, careful measurement that we become aware of our progress. Without such tools, we have no reference points to indicate how far we have advanced or retreated.

　　116With the growth of global networks in such areas as economics and communication, there is no doubt that every aspect of societyincluding education, politics, the arts, and the scienceswill benefit greatly from international influences.

　　117The depth of knowledge to be gained from books is richer and broader than what can be learned from direct experience.

　　118In any field of endeavorthe sciences, the humanities, the social sciences, industry, etc.it is not the attainment of a goal that matters, but rather the ideas and discoveries that are encountered on the way to the goal.

　　119When research priorities are being set for science, education, or any other area, the most important question to consider is: How many peoples lives will be improved if the results are successful?

　　120So much is new and complex today that looking back for an understanding of the past provides little guidance for living in the present.

　　121At various times in the geological past, many species have become extinct as a result of natural, rather than human, processes. Thus, there is no justification for society to make extraordinary efforts, especially at a great cost in money and jobs, to save endangered species.

　　122We owe almost all our knowledge not to people who have agreed, but to people who have disagreed.

　　123It is possible to identify a persons politics within a very short time of meeting him or her. Everything about peopletheir clothes, their friends, the way they talk, what they eatreflects their political beliefs.

　　124Instant foods, instant communication, faster transportation-all of these recent developments are designed to save time. Ironically, though, instead of making more leisure time available, these developments have contributed to a pace of human affairs that is more rushed and more frantic than ever before.

　　125The past is no predictor of the future.

　　126Societys external rewards are no measure of true success. True success can be measured only in relation to the goals one sets for oneself.

　　127Facts are stubborn things. They cannot be altered by our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions.

　　128It is often asserted that the purpose of education is to free the mind and the spirit. In reality, however, formal education tends to restrain our minds and spirits rather than set them free.

　　129Technology is a necessary but not always a positive force in modern life.

　　130How children are socialized today determines the destiny of society. Unfortunately, we have not yet learned how to raise children who can help bring about a better society.

　　131The arts reveal the otherwise hidden ideas and impulses of a society.

　　132The university community consists of three different worldsthe sciences, the humanities, and the social sciences. Because each world operates on its own assumptions and has its own special habits of thinking, rarely is there meaningful interaction among the sciences, the humanities, and the social sciences.

　　133The problems of modern society have led many people to complain: We live in terrible times. Yet, given the choice, no one today would prefer to live in any other time.

　　134Students should be encouraged to realize that mental agility and rhetorical skill must be accompanied by sincerity and the true conviction of their own beliefs.

　　135While most of the environmental problems we face result from the use of technology, society must depend upon technology to find solutions to these problems.

　　136The absence of choice is a circumstance that is very, very rare.

　　137What we call progress is a matter of exchanging one problem for another.

　　138Only through mistakes can there be discovery or progress.

　　139Every new generation needs to redefine right and wrong in its own terms and according to the conditions of its own time.

　　140What society has thought to be its greatest social, political, and individual achievements have often resulted in the greatest discontent.

　　141Most people recognize the benefits of individuality, but the fact is that personal economic success requires conformity.

　　142The well-being of a society is enhanced when many of its people question authority.

　　143Artists should pay little attention to their critics. Criticism tends to undermine and constrain the artists creativity.

　　those who evaluate works of art, such as novels, films, music, paintings, etc.

　　144It is the artist, not the critic, who gives society something of lasting value.

　　a person who evaluates works of art, such as novels, films, music, paintings, etc.

　　145A crucial test of character is whether one is able to adapt to changing social conventions without sacrificing ones principles.

　　146People who are the most deeply committed to an idea or policy are the most critical of it.

　　147Tradition and modernization are incompatible. One must choose between them.

　　148Many people admire idealism, but it usually leads to disappointment or trouble.

　　149The most practical and effective way to protect wilderness areas is to attract more tourists to these areas through environmentally sensitive projects.

　　150Because of television and worldwide computer connections, people can now become familiar with a great many places that they have never visited. As a result, tourism will soon become obsolete.

　　151High-speed electronic communications media, such as electronic mail and television, tend to prevent meaningful and thoughtful communication.

　　152The only responsibility of corporate executives, provided they stay within the law, is to make as much money as possible for their companies.

　　153Students should bring a certain skepticism to whatever they study. They should question what they are taught instead of accepting it passively.

　　154Both parents and communities must be involved in the local schools. Education is too important to leave solely to a group of professional educators.

　　155Contemporary society offers so many ways of learning that reading books is no longer very important.

　　156Choice is an illusion. In reality, our lives are controlled by the society in which we live.

　　157There is no such thing as purely objective observation. All observation is subjective; it is always guided by the observers expectations or desires.

　　158The arts are vitally important to students education and should therefore receive as much emphasis as mathematics, science, reading and other mainstream subjects.

　　159The human mind will always be superior to machines because machines are only tools of human minds.

　　160The most essential quality of an effective leader is the ability to remain consistently committed to particular principles and objectives. Any leader who is quickly and easily influenced by shifts in popular opinion will accomplish little.