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...Geologists point out that frequent earthquakes are a blessing in disguise and the more of them that come, the better. If the earth's crust did not frequently adjust itself, tremendous strains would build up, giving way with much more catastrophic results...
...beyond the power of individual nations to adjust tariffs equitably. The balance of theoretical arguments for and against protection is lost from sight in the political necessity of satisfying applicants for protection. And revision upward is often as difficult as downward revision, because of its effect on private parties to the industrial community. If nations are still unable to levy theoretical tariffs within their borders, it is folly to expect a powerless international commission to recommend tariff revisions at all acceptable...
...literature and the segments. It is man's attempt to see the whole in a manner abstracted from the prejudices of flesh and the trivialities of custom. And thus, when properly revealed to the young mind, philosophy presents itself as a ground storehouse into which he can place and adjust those more specialized kinds of knowledge which his university experience gives...
When the student from a public school comes to college he has to adjust himself to an entirely new mode of existence. One notion is uppermost in his mind. His business is to study. So he studies. In all probability, he does not even enter the competitions; and if he does, he lacks a certain savoir faire which is indispensable for success...
...first job when a man leaves college." Professor Piper pointed out, "is a probationary job. There are things no university can do for its graduates, and to adjust him noiselessly to his life work is one of them. We have here, for instance, in the files of the School of Business Administration applications for candidates to fill business positions more than we can supply. Executives who have applied to us for such candidates mean to start the men they hire at small salaries. Not to test their knowledge, because all question concerning that has been satisfied upon a basis...