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...drill difficult and intense, and boisterous ping pong matches after dinner no less exhausting. In the evening he reads or studies with a small group the works of Mao Tse-tung. Several of the shorter essays have to be memorized, especially those that describe the communist soldier's duties--obey the Party, love the People. That means, he learns, return what you borrow, do favors for the peasants, don't mistreat their daughters...
...believe in God. They believe that God is "almighty." They have been told by the American government that they should pray to God for world peace and pray to God to "save" the youth of the socialist countries.. The aggression of American troops abroad is committed also to obey the will of God! In the United States "God" has become a tool of the monopolist clique to dope the youth...
...professionalism to which teachers are supposed to adhere, Shanker said, is actually militarism. "Obey the principal and shut up. That's professional," he quipped. In addition, it has always been considered unprofessional to come to the bargaining table frankly concerned about an increase in teacher salaries. "Teachers have the right to be as selfish as any other group in our society. This doesn't conflict with the idea of public service...
...this month, Gomulka warned that four seminaries would be shut down unless the church dismissed six recalcitrant rectors. "Priests should be educated by priests, not by clerks of the Ministry of Education," replied Wyszynski. "On some issues," said the angry prelate, "we will have to say that one must obey God rather than men. We have to lie down like watchdogs at the gates of the seminary to guard the freedom of conscience of the young clerics...
...Whether or not one supports Ronald Reagan, one cannot help being impressed by his lucid guideline to the Berkeley situation: "No one is compelled to attend the university. Those who do attend should accept and obey the prescribed rules...