Word: moralizers
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...FUTURE OF GERMANY, by Karl Jaspers. In a remarkable work of national selfcriticism, the German philosopher appeals to his countrymen to relinquish the dream of a perfectly ordered state and to forge a nation based on individual political and moral responsibility...
This causes special concern today for young men because, although the political aims of the present war are complex and hidden behind misinformation, the question as to whether or not the tactical methods of the war are justified is an open issue of individual morality. Many young men are finding our military tactics opposed in every respect to their moral code...
...mother teaches her daughter a strict moral code and yet encourages her to walk in a mini-skirt and tight sweater around Harvard Square on Saturday evenings, she is likely to have trouble with her daughter. In the same way, this society tells its sons of American values; of their obligation to help the poor both inside and outside its borders. At the same time, however, the SSS encourages America's sons to pursue methods which do not support these values or fulfill that obligation, and actually prevents them from developing methods which can better achieve these ends. Thus...
...well earn as much as possible. Those who illustrate the "adaptation" reaction follow closely all developments in the SSS, and try to orient their educational and occupational plans in order to evade the long arms of the SSS. The "CO" reaction is for those whose primary concern is moral or religious, and the number of applicants has risen steadily over the last few years...
...think in trying to make Harvard a moral replica of your ideals you neglect a world which sorely needs the practical application of those ideals. Let the results of your fine education be applicable to practical solution and not vocal flailings scattered on the breeze. 2 Lt. William H. Hickman