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Medford and Jackson County
History from the files of The
Mull Tribune 10. 20. 30. 40
and 50 years ago.
10 YEARS AGO
April 12. 1SS3 (Sunday)
Budgeting of funds for a
fuU-time special investigator
for the district attorney's of
fice was recommended here
today by the Jackson county
grand jury.
The organized search for
light plane missing in this
area since April 4 with four
persons aboard ended yester
day; no trade has been found.
20 YEARS AGO
April 12, 1943 (Monday)
County war bond sales
amount to $304,249 on first
day of second war loan drive.
From Arthur Perry s Ye
Smudge Pot" column: "One
of the local social queens
balks at wearing the glasses
the doctor ordered. With them
he sees better but looks
worse, she says."
30 YEARS AGO
April 12. 1933 (Tuesday!
Medford residents urged to
use more canned food in order
that grocery shelves can be
cleared for new stock.
Medford Elks lodge holds
annual crab fee.
40 YEARS AGO
April 12. 1923 (Wednesday)
City Chief of Police Charles
Adams loses star; reward of
fered for its return.
SO YEARS AGO
April 12. 1913 (Friday)
Clarence Rcames, Medford,
said "almost assured" of ap
pointment as United States
district attorney for Oregon,
Jackson school pupils ob
serve Arbor day by purchas
ing three dozen roses and us
ing them to construct an arch
In front of the school.
What's Your I.Q.?
Nine or ten correct is superior;
seven or eiaht is excellent; five or
sli is good.
1. The prolonged cry of a
horse is called what?
2. Which is the smallest In
area of the six Central Amer
ican Republics?
3. A crane on Ihe side of a
ship used for lowering a boat
Is called what?
4. Who was the siren of the
Hhin. who enticed sailors to
destruction'1
5. What article of dress is
frequently used in a jazz band
to mute a trumpet?
8. A hard rubber disc is
used in playing ice hockey;
what is its name?
7. If u company passes a
dividend, do the stockholders
usually feci glad, or sorry?
8. Did Christopher Colum
bus make two, three, four,
five, or six voyages to the
Western Hemisphere?
9. Which pair of words bail
completes this statement:
basement Is to attic as (1) na
dir is to zenith (2) zenith is to
acme?
10. Who is called The Fath
er of Medicine?
Answers: 1. Neigh. 2. El
Salvador. 3. Davit. 4. Lorelei.
5. Hat. 8. Puck. 7. Sorry. 8.
Four. 9. Nadir is to lenlth. 10.
Hippocrates.
WON'T USE CAR
Washington -HOT- Speaker
John W. McConnack said to
day House Clerk Ralph R.
Roberts has agreed not to use
h i s government provided
limousine to go to nearby race
tracks any more. McCormBck
told newsmen Thursday that
"Mr. Roberts will use the car
atrictlv for official mirrw,...
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FRIDAY. APRIL 12. IMS
Pork-Barrel Highways
We have said before and we say again :
The state legislature makes a lousy highway
commission.
Over the past several sessions, it has been
conned into approving the issuance of bonds for
specific projects which are not high on the high
way commission's list of priorities. As the bonds
have been issued and sold, interest payments
have increased to a point where they now con
sume a goodly portion of the money available
to the commission, thus depriving other areas of
needed highways.
The highway bond grabbers are at it again.
ONE can sympathize with the highway "have
not" areas. But we cannot agree that bonds
should be issued to help them at the expense of
other and more populous parts of the state.
As in the past, the current attempt to legis
late where highways shall go, ana 10 doiyow
money to pay for them, becomes a matter of
porkbarrel log-rolling in the legislature. And it
raises hob, not only with highway financing, but
also with the orderly and well-thought-out prior
ity list for highways prepared by the highway
department.
The legislature should do its job passing
or rejecting laws and let the highway com
mission to its iob which is building highways
with funds available and where tney are neeaea
the most. E.A.
Education Tax Deduction
It so happens that we
checks one to Uncle Sam in payment of our
income tax obligation, the other for the monthly
installment for board, room and tuition for the
college freshman in the family.
Thus we are in a position to appreciate the
suggestion that educational expenses be made
tax-deductible.
Congressman Walter Norbald's annual ques
tionnaire mailed to his First District constituents
recently showed that 57.2 per cent of them would
favor a plan where "parents of college students
would be permitted to claim their tuition, books,
and other educational
deduction."
The proposal is not
enacted. The possibility
THE only deductions
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"w" WtkeVW VV WU WJ i V i v t HHI'IIU. WA AM tl(j Ul Is
for education of a self-improvement character,
designed to improve one's professional skills.
But, with the increased emphasis being given
to higher education, it
deduction would do as
to encourage young people to continue their edu
cation at the college and university level.
It would, in effect, be "federal aid to edu
cation," in one sense. But it would be a back
door approach, assisting
rather than the colleges
thus avoid a lot of the
federal aid to education.
From a public interest standpoints as well
as a perfectly selfish one at the moment we
would support such a proposal. E. A.
$2 Bill Revival
In the midst of all sorts of crusades and cam
paigns, some dead-serious and some zany, it is
comforting to find a one-man campaign which
is designed neither to ban the bomb nor to
clothe naked animals nor to hike 50 miles.
This campaign, being waged by an ordinarily
serious-minded university professor, is designed
to increase the circulation of $2 bills. He has
conducted his project from Oregon to Wisconsin
and back again.
He explains:
"In this age of conformity and rule by rote,
America needs a lighter touch, something to break
the straitjackel of life . .
"The $2 bill is indeed hard to come by. It is never
returned in change over a counter. Apparently it is
used principally to place or to pay off bets at race
tracks. Or it is a Christmas or birthday gift (or chil
dren. There are some people who will have none of it,
for the $2 bill has a reputation of being unlucky."
""PHIS professor has found, however, that he
can obtain supplies of $2 bills if he goes di
rectly to a bank, preferably one in a large city,
and specifically requests them.
Then he uses them in making his various pur
chases, and delights in noting the reaction of
the clerks and salesmen. N'o one. so far in the
. , 1. t
lu-iuoii 11 nojeci. I as l emseu to accept a v-1 0 lhc Editor; Concerning
bill, but he has found some skepticism about his I Arthur Hoppcs proven ss
campaign. lam on birth control.
It has been so long since we have seen a
bill one with all four corners torn otf for good ! ried couDle should have to
luck that We are seriously considering eilllSt- i
illir in the trood nroftwsor's el'livide K A
"lb I" WW gvruu 1'iuiisMJi a irutMlUB. c. n.
Almost
The New York legislature recently adjourned, I "
la . r il. i. i i . , ti i 'a
must uj ine
session was
OUt Of news in New York CitV, caused by the
newspaper strike.
mi 'v, v- . ,. . .. ,. I
i ne iiew ltiiK tunes,
Session, stated:
"The newspaper strike blacked out much of the
session. If the public is wondering what was being done
at Albany, it has had its answer now: almost nothing.
To attain this end the Democrats made their contribu
tion. They helped the Republicans do nothing."
One hopes the Oregon legislature will not
be subject to similar caustic comment when it
imallV adloiirns next month, or t ip month fn
lowing. Its recOlU Up to
nivi vo A 1
u .
recently mailed off two
costs as an income tax
new, but it has yet to be
that it will be remains.
for educational purposes
m 1 1 innm-no frav lutire am
seems to us that such a
much as any single thing
families of students,
themselves, and would
current arguments about
. e i . . ..-,
Nothing
heltl during the black-
in commenting on ine
tills point IS not imVvM'.
' world s exploding population
MEDFOr
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condensation. Letters submitted for publication must not exceed 400 words. Tha letters
printed in this column do not necessarily represent tha views of tha papar; in fact tha
contrary is often tha case.
Brain Powers
To the Editor: Thank you,
oh brave pioneer in our fron
tier wilderness of practicality
and infant technology, for
your daring "Mystic Brain
Powers."
Before the cranks' pooh
poohs bury you, please will
they read Nobel prize winner
(1932) Werner Heisenberg's
"Uncertainty Principle." This
foremost German physicist
stated "-that nothing is for
certain:-that there is on inter
action between the observer
and the observed so that each
is altered by the other in the
experiment by an unknown
and undetermined amount-."
And a later experiment is
noteworthy, when three phys
icists with preconceived no
tions sat to an electron micro
scope to observe and find,
once and for all, and to tell
the world, just what are atom
ic particles: No. 1 believed
they were static particles, as
dust, and this is what he saw;
No. 2 believed them light rays
and he saw vacillating light
rays; No. 3 had no idea what
he expected to see, and he saw
nothing, and thus, today, we
have the scientific term "par
ticle waves" because "-nothing
is for certain."
Henri Polncare, a great
mathematician, credited this
strange brain power with the
making of mathematicians, in
his "Science and Method."
Einstein lately pleaded the
nations of the world to pre
vent atomic disaster by the
simple means of altering their
attitudes.
Jesus Christ told what could
be done by brain power if it
were utilized, comparable to
that of a single mustard seed,
(positing. Himself, that seeds
also have brains).
Howard Fast, in "T h c
Naked God," reveals the us
age of such power by Russia,
as he learned before leaving
the Communist party.
Norman Peale gives cre
dence to E.S.P. and countless
healers of Catholic, Indian,
Protestant, and jungle prove
its realism.
So lar, 1 can't think a tree
slump out of my yard, nor can
we concentrate the clouds
away, so you'll gel yours for
bringing this up. But somc-how-I'm
awfully glad you
did, and 1 hope you are not
ever sorry.
Virginia U. Card
Jacksonville, Ore.
Hoppe
To the Editor: If you care
to use the following without
giving my name here it is:
1 like Arthur lloppc belter
wiln most of his face cov
ered (behind the glasses! and
1 value your paper more with
out his contribution.
iName on file)
Cold Hill. Ore.
Toaelherness
separate In ordat to control
,lu' raU' 01 blrlns U" wc n,V' I
todav.
Could it be that ha has
gone from doctor to doctor, i
asking each separately for
very simple and easy opera-
tion which would then
..l.l u.n). I .t,..
rate .,f their family. Mrma-
nenlly. and also permit then
to live together In peace ,.(
mind without the fear of lii'V-
inr, another accident'
1 have' And every tingle
doctor 1 have talked to sail
no. and some even refused to
talk about the matter One
doctor said that lie might con
sider performing surgery it
I was 35 or 40 and if I had
I or 4 children.
So I ask why all Ihis con-,
trovcisy about why people
The medical men of our I
!
D MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON
To The Capitol Too?"
area, and I would venture to
say most other areas, will re
fuse to help even when peo
ple have sound reasons for
asking of them some profes
sional help.
Maybe Arthur Hoppe's idea
is proven, but if he wants
people to start helping him
stamp out togetherness, why
doesn't he move a motion to
stamp out marriages to be
gin with, as isn't that the root
of all togetherness?
Richard M. Atkin
P. O. Box 335
Shady Cove, Ore.
Publicity Agent
To the Editor: Bill Jessen
seems to be the only reliable
source for truthful news and
reporting on the Public San
itary district and County Plan
ning commission meetings,
through the radio station
KDOV public opinion pro
gram. I, as well as many others,
who attended the meeting,
will verify and witness his
testimony and news on how
these meetings are conducted.
The chairman of South Tal
ent Sanitary district asked
for volunteers to serve on the
budget committee. I was the
only one to volunteer at that
time, to serve on the budget
committee of the South Tal
ent Sanitary district, and was
not recognized, as Bill men
tioned. Am I a nobody?
It seems we should have a
publicity agent at these meet
ings who is, and who wc
could hold, responsible for the
truth m regard to articles
which arc printed and permit
ed in any public newspaper.
Arne Borreson
Route 1, Box 239
Talent, Ore.
P S. -Print as is written
Slow Downl
To the Editor: A open letter
to those who use Clover Lane
as a Race Track:
1 wish you could have seen
the look of anguish on Ihe
child's face as he picked up
his little dead dog, and known
the heart break that he feels
as he has now lost his little
pal and friend.
And to think thai a child
was standing within a short
distance of this killing.
Please, people, take a les
son from this and slow down!
it won't be one of our
children next.
(Name on file)
Medford
Now It The Time
To the Editor: "Not only
arc land values being inflated
by this speculation - an in
flation which can only in
crease the eventual cost of
this park to the people of the
United States - but the valu
able natural resource which
Congress sought to preserve
is being whittled away and
destroyed."
Those are Congressman
Cohelan's words in the Con
gressional Record, April 2.
1983. He is not referring to
our proposed Oregon Dunes
National Seashore Park but
to Point Reyes National Sea-1
shore ,n California just north :
of his coneressional district
The land speculators want
the Duncan bill because it j
docs little more than change :
the jurisdiction of public land
already devoted primarily to
recreation from the Forest
Service to the Park Service.
It is clear that recreational
needs will require the P.irk
to be enlarged in a few years.
Land in that area will then
cost us taxpayers from twice
to six times as much as now.
Mrs. Neuberger's bin pro
vides for a larger park with
out disturbing any home own-
ers Her bill allows for ar
area larae enouch to be do
vcloped for wide and varied I
recreational use - but it does
cramp the style of land succti
N
ors. 1
ow is Ihe lime for
Uen
cemcd Oregonians to write to 1
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Pope John's Praise of United Nations
In Encyclical Strikes
By BRUCE W. MUNN
United Press International
United Nation. N.Y.-IUPll-
Pope John's encyclical appeal
to strengthen the United Na
tions as a peace-keeping au
thority with power to nego
tiate and act struck a respon
sive chord here.
It was the lirst time a Pope
had spoken out directly in
support of the world organ
ization, although previous
pontilical pronounc emenli
have supported U.N. objec
tives and philosophy.
The Pope extended his ecu
menical principles beyond
purely religious affairs into
global politics in what was
interpreted here as a plea for
political coexistence.
He walked carefully down
the line between the East and
West Power blocs, departing
from that path only in re
marking that while a state
must be based on belief in God
and human rights, "it is im-
Bob Duncan, House Office
Building, Washington, D. C,
and to Maurine Neubcrger,
Washington, D. C.
Charles O. Porter
858 Pearl st.
Eugene, Ore.
Eattar
To the Editor: Easter takes
us back 19 centuries to three
men dying on three crosses
and three groups of people
showing three attitudes to
ward the man on the central
cross. The soldiers' was one
of apathy. It meant nothing
to them that He suffered and
died in agony. The second
group, out of hatred, had de
livered Him to death. Their
attitude was antipathy.
"Away with Him! Away with
Him!" they cried. The third
group's attitude was one of
sympathy. Some of them
would have willingly died in
His place. They suffered with
Him until the last loud cry,
"It is finished!"
Apathy, antipathy, sympa
thy. One of these attitudes to
ward the Saviour must be
ours today. That Thursday
night, after instituting the
communion service, Christ
walked into the garden of
Gethsemene - taking the sins
of the world upon Himself
Only then did He realize the
weight of that sin. As the Son
of God staggered under the
load of our sins - He fell on
His face and prayed the Fa
ther three times. "O1 my Fa
ther, if it be possible, let this
cup pass from me." That cup
was His death, to atone for
the sins of the world. The Fa
thcr may have had two alter
natives - save His Son and let
the world perish. Abolish the
law of ten commandments, for
where there is no law there is
no sin. (Rom. 4:15.)
If these two alternatives
were possible, the Father ig
nored both of them, letting
His Son die a sacrifice on the
cross to atone for our sins.
This proves beyond doubt the
perpetuity of God's law, the
ten commandments.
The Saviour said: "Till
heaven and earth pass, one
jot or tittle shall in no wise
pass from the law." Every ill
in this world is or has been
caused by the disobedience to
God's Law and our antipathy
toward it. In the beginning,
the same as now, sin is the
transgression of that law.
(1 John 3:4.)
The carnal minded say we
have too much Scripture.
Such antipathy causes our
world leaders to cry out: "I
am haunted by the feeling,
that we will soon have 15 or
"0 nuclear powers."
Thank you Mr. Editor for
the valuable space. Like eter
nal life it is free - only be
cause some one else pays for
it. I do appreciate the Tribune
and its editorials.
F. E. Beverly,
112 Geneva,
Medford
Can t Understand
To the Editor: What I can't
understand is that ... the
more people that have to pay
ih mnr i... ih.
are that people have to pay'
in business the more goods
that arc manufactured and
sold. the less it costs to manu
facture and sell and the more
profit is realized. But ordi
nary citizens do not under
stand the mysterious work
ings of (modern) government
Their end of the deal is sim
ply to supply the money for
research, committee investiga
tions, subsidies, foreign aid.
salaries, expense accounts,
fringe benefits for govern
ment employees. losses in gov
eminent business ventures.
e,c- clc
How much more of this ho-,
cus pocus can poor, tired busi-1
ness nana in-forc it closes up :
con-ltbon entirely . and thus
puts a stop to the whole mess?
i
possible to determine once
and for all what is the most
suitable form of government."
"It is our earnest wish," the
Pope said, "that the United
Nations organization - in its
structure and in its means -may
become ever more equal
to the magnitude and nobility
of its tasks, and that the day
may come when every human
being will find therein an
effective safeguard for the
rights which derive directly
Try and
-By BENNETT CERF-
TWO SOUR-V1SAGED fanners liked to complain about
conditions together. "Never did see hay grow so short
as mine this summer," sighed one. "You think yours is
snort," scoffed the other.
"I had to lather mine to
mow it"
e e
Senator Keating of Near
Terk la pondering an invi
tation to lecture ha re
ceived recently from an up
state group. It concluded,
"Pleaae come. Senator.
Everybody here la mighty
anxious to hear the dope
from Washington!"
a
They have invented one
of those chain letters for
hypochondriacs. It goes
something like this: "Send
your symptoms to five friends, and if you're lucky, you'll start
an epidemic. Ona man broke the chain and ended up healthy."
e a
Have you heard about the new sport developed by two clergy
men' behind their church? It's played with racquets and a
shuttlecock. They call it goodminton.
O UM, by Beaaett Cart Distributed by Kiai features Syndicate
Troubled Student
Not Always Having
Serious Problems
By DAVID NYDICK
UPI Education Specialist
Parents can be helpful to
successful students as well
as those having difficulties.
The successful student prob
ably already has been given
the necessary support and as
sistance, but continued guid
ance and understanding will
be valuable.
The overwhelming amount
of advice concerning students
with problems may lead par
ents to believe that a great
many problems exist. But we
should keep in mind that a
large majority of students are
successful. U n f o r tunately.
there always will be a small
percentage of children with
problems.
Then, maybe we could start
over again from scratch-with
a clean slate.
Bruce Y. KleinSmid
1719 S.E. Portola dr.
Grants Pass, Ore.
Duncan's Stand
To the Editor: Representa
tive Robert B. Duncan's stand
on Oregon's O & C timber
land funds should scare every
taxpayer in Jackson county!
A splurge of wrathful let
ter writing to Mr. Duncan is
very much in order.
His strategy of non-resistance
to the attack in Congress
on the vital interests of the
O Sc C counties in the state
of Oregon is incredible.
The O & C funds belong to
these counties as legally as
the deed to a homeowner's
dwelling. The Oregon Demo
cratic Congressional delega
tion has adopted a position of
non-resistance to present in
roads on our O Ac C revenue.
Don't delay. Write, wire or
phone Congressman Duncan
today. Here's a chance to do
something about prevent i n g
tax increases in Jackson coun
ty. This is our money and it
is up to us to protect it.
H. P. Jennings
Chairman. Jackson
County Republican
Central Committee
P. O. Box 1572
Medford
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Oh. say can you tee.
i
Responsive Chord
from his dignity as a per
son . . .
"A public authority, having
world-wide power and
dowed with the proper means
for the efficacious pursuit of
its objective must be set up
by common accord and not
imposed by force."
The Pope's implied sugges
tion for putting teeth into
the United Nations is not
new. The charter provides for
a U.N. military force to carry
out Security Council direc
Stop Me
Parents should recognize
that a child having some dif
ficulty is not always in seri
ous trouble. Be concerned if
the problem is consistent or
reoccurs regularly. Do not ex
pect perfection. Learning in
cludes errors as well cor
rectness. Alt these experiences
contribute to progress.
Naturally, a successful stu
dent should receive encour
agement. This does not mean
constant praise. When suc
cess is overemphasized, the
child may develop feelings of
pressure. He may get the idea
that he must succeed in order
to be loved. This problem
can be avoided by also show
ing some type of approval
when an activity was not
worked out properly. Of
course, this does not refer to
dangerous behavior.
Help children build upon
their interests. When a child
shows a desire to pursue some
activity, a parent may en
courage it by helping supply
the needed materials and op
portunity.
Allow children to grow up.
Many successful students are
hindered when it is not rec
ognized that they are rapidly
approaching adulthood. Ap
propriately increase their re
sponsibilities and opportuni
ties for decision mantis. On
the other hand do not be
come too lax. Children need
organization and guidance.
They respect sincere assist
ance and interest. They want
to share successes and fail
ures with sympathetic and un
derstanding parents.
Mutual Respect
The successful relationship
is one in which parents and
child grow together. There
should be mutual respect. A
child is encouraged when he
realizes that he is considered
an important member of the
family.
Most parents have children
who have made good social
and academic adjustments.
There is no question that ex
isting problems with students
or schools should raise con
cerns. The important aim is
not to create problems for a
child who is showing good
progress.
the hypocrisy
tives, but the major powers.
never have been able to agree
on its make-up.
The pontificial appeal for
negotiation echoes the pur
suit of "quiet diplomacy"
practiced effectively by Sec
retary General Thant and his
predecessor, the late Dag
Hammarskjold.
Pope John's encyclical re
called the U.N. creed enunci
ated by Thant at a news con
ference last September.
"I am convinced that this
world is heading for a syn
thesis," Thant said. "If we
may recall a little of history,
I am sure you will agree with
me that religious tolerance
200 or so years ago was re
garded as a sin, and not only
as a sin, but as a colossal
crime. But it is no longer re
garded as such in the 20th
century.
"Now, of course, political
tolerance or tolerance of po
litical ideologies or beliefs is
still regarded, if not as a
sin, as some sort of crime.
I believe strongly that this
attitude is also a passing
phase . . .
"To give a religious anal
ogy: I am a Buddhist; I be
lieve that Buddhism as a re
ligion is superior to other
religions, but this conviction
does not blind me to the fact
that there are hundreds of
millions of people who believe
otherwise. I understand this,
and because of this under
standing I believe in peace
ful coexistence."
Strictly
Personal
By Sydney J. Harris
fc Field Enterprises. Inc.
ON OPEN EARS
I was about to recommend
a newly published book of es
says by that remarkable
Frenchwoman, Simone Weil,
who died dur
ing tne Sec
ond World
War at the
age of 34, and
who has been
described by
T. S. Eliot as
having "a
kind of geni
us akin to
that of the
saints."
Harri-
One of the essays in the
book, titled "The Power of
Words," more effectively an
alyzes the false and irrational
conflicts in the modern world
than anything else I have
read.
Yet it occurred to me that
it is precisely the people who
most need to read it who will
not bother, and the ones who
will read it are the ones who
need it least. This is the frus
trating aspect of communica
tionthat only the converted
have open ears.
From the letters I get in
response to many columns,
it is evident thai, what
ever their views, most peo
ple do not listen to their
antagonists. They are look
ing only lor arguments that
will confirm their existing
opinions. They do not know
how. and do not want to,
receive any kind of stimula
tion from the other side.
But a real education is
obtained only in this way.
Those we disagree with are
the only ones who can
1 1 r a t c h our intellectual
muscles, who can make us
question and re-examina
our basic beliefs.
For example. I have rec
ently been reading a slim
paperbound edition of
"Nietzsche and Christian
ity." by Karl Jaspers, tha
fine theologian. Nieiitcha
was a bitter enemy of
Christianity in all aspects
and yet Jaspers finds in hit
pages many illuminating in
sights into the nature of
religion.
Hit willingnest to delve
into Nieltsche't thought,
honestly and deeply, hat
clairified. strengthened and
purified his own beliefs: for
nobody who fails to under
stand the enemy can truly
understand hit own posi
tion, its implication! and
its limiialiont.
e
Likewise, one of the strong
est opponents of Plato's
thought in modern times has
been R. H. S. Crossman. the
British political theorist. But,
as on of Plato's severest cri
tics, Crossman has conclud
ed: I still find the Republic'
the greatest book on political
philosophy which I have read.
The more I read it, the more
I hate it; and yet I cannot
help returning to it time after
time.
This is the only civilized
attitude a man can take to
ward his serious adversaries;
it is the only way we grow,
learn, change, develop, and
genuinely mature into a hu
man being. But the ones who
j most need to know this are
the ones who stopped read
' ing at the second paragraph.