The Man In Charge Must Concern Himself

In Greek Mythology, Antaeus Was A Giant Who Was Strong As Long As He Had Contact With The Earth. When He Was Lifted From The Earth He Lost Strength. So It Is With Engineers. They Must Not Become Isolated From The Real World...

Good Ideas Are Not Adopted Automatically. They Must Be Driven Into Practice With Courageous Impatience. Once Implemented They Can Be Easily Overturned Or Subverted Through Apathy Or Lack Of Follow-up, So A Continuous Effort Is Required.

Any One Detail, Followed Through To Its Source, Will Usually Reveal The General State Of Readiness Of The Whole Organization.

I Suggest That This Is A Good Time To Think Soberly About Our Responsibilities To Our Descendents - Those Who Will Ring Out The Fossil Fuel Age. Our Greatest Responsibility, As Parents And As Citizens, Is To Give America's Youngsters The Best Possible Education. We Need The Best Teachers And Enough Of Them To Prepare Our Young People For A Future Immeasurably More Complex Than The Present, And Calling For Ever Larger Numbers Of Competent And Highly Trained Men And Women.

I Believe It Is The Duty Of Each Of Us To Act As If The Fate Of The World Depended On Him. Admittedly, One Man By Himself Cannot Do The Job. However, One Man Can Make A Difference. We Must Live For The Future Of The Human Race, And Not For Our Own Comfort Or Success.