Publisher's Synopsis
Book Excerpt: hasty readjustment, but certainlyno wise or needed readjustment can be made unless such an examinationis undertaken.I come back, then, to my original point that in this examination ofexisting facts history, by revealing the origin of many of our currentfundamental beliefs, will tend to free our minds so as to permithonest thinking. Also, that the historical facts which I propose torecall would, if permitted to play a constant part in our thinking, automatically eliminate a very considerable portion of the grossstupidity and blindness which characterize our present thought andconduct in public affairs, and would contribute greatly to developingthe needed scientific attitude toward human concerns--in other words, to bringing the mind up to date.2. THREE DISAPPOINTED METHODS OF REFORMPlans for social betterment and the cure of public ills have in thepast taken three general forms: (I) changes in the rules of the game, (II) spiritual exhortation, and (III) education. HadRead M
