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Contrasted to the Eisenhower concept that a President should remove himself from the political arena is the kind of rough-and-tumble aggressiveness that was most effective in Franklin Roosevelt and most provoking in Harry Truman. In depression and in war, Roosevelt constantly risked unpopularity by stepping into controversies in order to give force to his proposals. Before Congress, he identified himself and the prestige of his office with T.V.A., selective service, and reform of the Supreme Court. He tried to purge his party by refusing to endorse Southern Congressmen for reelection, and he sought to awaken the nation...
Speculation doesn't have to be practical. It is enough that it is intellectually interesting and satisfying. And there is always the chance that something may come of it--like the metal image of the mathematical concept of a mobius strip that Batteau built "for the heck of it," and which is currently being seriously studied for its properties. It may shed some light on the effects of chromosome aberrations in genes...
...concept of the "narrow scientist" was exploded yesterday by statistics released through the Committee on Educational Policy. The figures showed that students in the Humanities and Social Sciences are much more prone than those in the Natural Sciences to take most of their courses within their own Department and area...
Before long, the examination of the nature of love dissolves into social-criticism, since Fromm believes modern Western society is destroying our ability to love. The "market concept of love" in capitalistic societies is criticized. The concept of equality meaning sameness instead of oneness is another confusion dwelled upon. Fromm even concludes that the principle of capitalism is incompatible with the principle of love...
Braucher noted that the Democratic concept of a President violates an ancient principle, and a modern one. "Present day leaders of the armed services, corporations, and government have come to realize that the days of one-man rule are over...