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Excerpt: ...tyranny, though, is that its up to the tyrants to decide whats benevolent. Im not so sure theres a great basic difference between your governing of Genoa and ours of Texcoco." "Dont be an ass," Mayer snapped. "We are granting the Genoese political freedoms as fast as they can assimilate them." Joe Chessman growled, "But I imagine its surprising to find just how slowly they can assimilate. A moment ago you said they were free to form any government they wished. Now you say you feed them what you call freedom, only so fast as they can assimilate it." "Obviously we encourage them along whatever path we think will most quickly develop their economies," Mayer argued. "Thats what weve been sent here to do. We stimulate competition, encourage all progress, political as well as economic." Plekhanov lumbered to his feet. "Amschel, obviously nothing new has been added to our respective positions by this conference. I propose we adjourn to meet again at the end of the second decade." Mayer said, "I suppose it would be futile to suggest you give up this impossible totalitarian scheme of yours and reunite the expedition." Plekhanov merely grunted his disgust. Jerry Kennedy said, "One thing. What stand have you taken on giving your planet immortality?" "Immortality?" Watson said. "We havent it to give." "You know what I mean. It wouldnt take long to extend the life span double or triple the present." Amschel Mayer said, "At this stage progress is faster with the generations closer together. A man is pressed when he knows he has only twenty or thirty years of peak efficiency. We on Earth are inclined to settle back and take life as it comes; you younger men are all past the century mark, but none have bothered to get married as yet." "Plenty of time for that," Watson grinned. "Thats what I mean. But a Texcocan or Genoese feels pressed to wed in his twenties, or earlier, to get his family under way." "Theres another element," Plekhanov muttered. "The...
| ISBN-13 | 9781153785006 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1153785005 |
| Weight | 0.20 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.12 In |
| List Price | $14.14 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 52 pages |
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| Published On | 2010-03-01 |
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