THE NEED TO THINK ANEW
How infinitely pathetic it is to see the efforts of men trying to rule men in the old-fashioned manner, forcing them into a fixed pattern of living and thus breeding. disgust, hatred, starved bodies and souls. Free, creative man is a glorious creature. Man is by nature good, as the Chinese classics say, and his inherently decent qualities can blossom best if he receives a sound creative education.
Engineers, must start thinking anew. They are the real pastors now for human development in China. To progress here at all must first create the means of livelihood—remove the lethargy of hopelessness and the cramping fear of starvation. If the technician can see this and. then still sell out to private gain, or because the race to run has become too difficult, he is deserting humanity at a time when every sane, intelligent, scientifically-mind-ed person should be doing his utmost for it.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 82, 19 September 1947, Page 6
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