81."It is often necessary, even desirable, for political leaders to withhold information from the public."
82."Academic disciplines have become so specialized in recent years that scholars' ideas reach only a narrow audience. Until scholars can reach a wider audience, their ideas will have little use."
83."Governments must ensure that their major cities receive the financial support they need in order to thrive, because it is primarily in cities that a nation's cultural traditions are preserved and generated."
84."All nations should help support the development of a global university designed to engage students in the process of solving the world's most persistent social problems."
85."People's attitudes are determined more by their immediate situation or surroundings than by any internal characteristic."
86."Many of the world's lesser-known languages are being lost as fewer and fewer people speak them. The governments of countries in which these languages are spoken should act to prevent such languages from becoming extinct."
87."It is necessary for everyone to read poetry, novels, mythology and other types of imaginative literature."
88."The stability of a society depends on how it responds to the extremes of human behavior."
89."Although many people think that the luxuries and conveniences of contemporary life are entirely harmless, in fact, they actually prevent people from developing into truly strong and independent individuals."
90."There are two types of laws: just and unjust. Every individual in a society has a responsibility to obey just laws and, even more importantly, to disobey and resist unjust laws."
91."Only by being forced to defend an idea against the doubts and contrasting views of others does one really discover the value of that idea."
92."If a society is to thrive, it must put its own overall success before the well-being of its individual citizens."
93."National governments should devote more of their social programs and services to children than to adults."
94."Reform is seldom brought about by people who are concerned with their own reputation and social standing. Those who are really in earnest about reforming a government, an educational system, or any other institution must be willing to be viewed with disdain by the rest of the world."
95."Many people believe that a few individuals or small groups (family, friends, teachers, celebrities, for example) have caused them to think and behave in the way they do. Yet it is always society as a whole that defines us and our attitudes, not a few individuals."
96."Contemporary technology makes available many small pieces of factual information. As a result, people have become so preoccupied with bits of fragmented information that they pay too little attention to the larger issues and overall perspectives."
97."People in positions of power are most effective when they exercise caution and restraint in the use of that power."
98."Anyone can make things bigger and more complex. What requires real effort and courage is to move in the opposite direction—in other words, to make things as simple as possible."
99."Most people would agree that buildings represent a valuable record of any society's past, but controversy arises when old buildings stand on ground that modern planners feel could be better used for modern purposes. In such situations, modern development should be given precedence over the preservation of historic buildings so that contemporary needs can be served."
100."No one can possibly achieve success in the world by conforming to conventional practices and conventional ways of thinking."
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