Unregulated Competition Is A Naive Metaphor For

Ten Geographers Who Think The World Is Flat Will Tend To Reinforce Each Other's Errors ... Only A Sailor Can Set Them Straight.

Moral Crusade: Public Activity Undertaken By Middle-aged Men Who Are Cheating On Their Wives Or Diddling Little Boys. Moral Crusades Are Particularly Popular Among Those Seeking Power For Their Own Personal Pleasure, Politicians Who Can't Think Of Anything Useful To Do With Their Mandates, And Religious Professionals Suffering From A Personal Inability To Communicate With Their God.

Faith: The Opposite Of Dogmatism.

Not Only Is The Napoleonic Dream Stronger Today In Our Imaginations Than It Has Ever Been, But One Can Already Feel The Slow Falling Away Of Moral Opprobrium From Our Memory Of Hitler. In Another Fifty Years We May Well Find Ourselves Weighed Down By A Second Monstrous Dream Of Pure Grandeur To Match That Of The Emperor. Two Men Who Dared. Two Men Who Were Adored. Two Men Who Led With Brilliance. Two Men Who Administered Fairly And Efficiently. Two Men Who Were Modest In Their Own Needs But Surrounded By Lesser Beings Who Profited From Their Situation And Came Between The Hero And The People.

Simplicity Is No Longer Presented As A Virtue. The Value Of Complex And Difficult Language Has Been Preached With Such Insistence That The Public Has Begun To Believe The Lack Of Clarity Must Be A Sign Of Artistic Talent.