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University Daily Kansan
From the Magazine Rack
The Conservative
Page 3
"Having experience with the world, the conservative knows that 'struggle is the law of life' and even 'existence is not guaranteed us.' He appreciates the seriousness of the decisions he is called on to make and therefore is not guided by 'sudden flashes of intuition' or vague feelings of the goodness of man or one-sided solutions to achieve temporary benefits. His view is the broad view taking in the whole expanse, it is the deep view taking in the depths of each factor, it is the long view taking in the long stretches of time, and it is the normal view considering the interests of many people. He does not do what is only expedient for the moment, as he knows the future lasts a long time.
"The CONSERVATIVE may be a mystic, but he always has a strong sense of realism. He knows to his innermost core: 'Big world—little man.' He knows that the world has its own laws and facts which will not be changed to suit man. An unsupported piece of matter will fall, regardless of Aladdin's lamp, man's ideas of humanity or justice, or all man's wishes. The conservative also knows that the world is very complicated and intricate and full of unknowns to the finite mind. Therefore the conservative is modest and does not change from a solution that has worked well in the past without thorough consideration and a knowledge of what he is doing."
"Along with his realism in material things, the conservative is realistic about man. The conservative does not believe in the natural goodness of man—that if man is left alone, uneducated and as nature made him, he will run his life with a regard for others and with a long view. Richard Weaver expresses the conservative's view when he says, 'There is no concept that I regard as expressing a deeper insight into the concept that is man than the concept of original sin; i.e., the immemorial tendency of man to do the "morally" wrong thing when he knows the right thing.' The conservative realizes that man needs discipline and social motivation and control. In the words of Edmund Burke, 'For society to exist, there must be a control on will and appetite, and the less there is within, the more there must be without.'
"The conservative will usually be a religious man, because, among other things, he will realize that religion provides, except for reality, the strongest motivation for our actions and has been a great source of strength in the battles of life—not only in national struggles like that of the Poles against the Turks, but also in those struggles in which the individual fights alone against the powers around him. How many victories have been won by a belief that 'A Mighty Fortress is our God!' Man needs all possible resources to win. 'Survival is not assured us.'"
(Excerpted from "Letters to an Unconvinced Friend" by Frank F. Kolbe in the Spring 1960 Modern Age.)
NASA Grows
Thursday, Nov. 3, 1960
WASHINGTON — (UPI) — The National Aeronautics and Space Administration now operates seven research installations valued at $500 million. It employs more than 16,000 persons, according to a recent report.
The praise of ancient authors proceeds not from the reverence of the dead, but from the competition and mutual envy of the living.—Thomas Hobbes
Shuck 'em Shell'em
Send Them Back Home
Welcome, squad members of 1920 to your 40th anniversary reunion. You kindled the spark that started the drive for the Memorial Stadium and the Student Union building. Congratulations and Best Wishes.
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KU Grads Place At Architects Meet
Five of the six special awards presented this year also went to firms in which KU graduates are principal members. A jury from outside the area judged the 33 projects entered in the competition.
Three of the five medals presented in the 1960 awards competition of the Kansas City Chapter of the American Institute of Architects went to KU graduates, said George M. Beal, professor of architecture.
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1960 Austin Cambridge,
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1960 MGA — red/red
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1956 Jaguar Coupe,
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1957 Renault Dauphine
---------------------$750.00
1953 MG TD, black, excellent condition ___$1200.00
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