If We Are To Preserve

William James Once Said: "progress Is A Terrible Thing." It Is More Than That: It Is Also A Highly Ambiguous Notion. For Who Knowsbut That A Little Further On The Way A Bridge May Not Have Collapsed Or A Crevice Split The Earth?

If The Americans, In Addition To The Eagle And The Stars And Stripes And The More Unofficial Symbols Of Bison, Moose And Indian, Should Ever Need Another Emblem, One Which Is Friendly And Pleasant, Then I Think They Should Choose The Grapefruit. Or Rather The Half Grapefruit, For This Fruit Only Comes In Halves, I Believe. Practically Speaking, It Is Always Yellow, Always Just As Fresh And Well Served. And It Always Comes At The Same, Still Hopeful Hour Of The Morning.

From Whichever Angle One Looks At It, The Application Of Racial Theories Remains A Striking Proof Of The Lowered Demands Of Public Opinion Upon The Purity Of Critical Judgment.

If We Are To Preserve Culture We Must Continue To Create It.

A Superstition Which Pretends To Be Scientific Creates A Much Greater Confusion Of Thought Than One Which Contents Itself With Simple Popular Practices.