Bronx High School of Science - Observatory Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

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REVIEWERS SAY? by THE PRODUCERS One hundred years ago a famous sea captain. Stephen Decatur. uttered the words, i'Our Country-Right or Wirongf' The basic chauvinistic sentiment which those words express is being heard today hy those people who feel that our country should utilize all resources to protect itself. even to the extent of reducing individual liberties and civil rights. That this trend of thought falla- cious should be recognized by anyone who is acquainted with mathematical analysis or the scientific method. If we start with a basic premise that a democracy is superior to a dictator- ship, then we may say that America. as a democracy. should do all in its power to prevent the spread of to- talitarian regimes. There must be. however, one limit to this power. America. in an attempt to defend it- self against a dictatorship must not assume a dictatorial role herself. The reasoning behind this is evi- dent. We know that a premise is only valid so long as it applies strictly to the given situation. The minute that the situation changes the premise no longer applies. Thus the premise that a democracy is superior to a dic- tatorship applies only so long as America uses liberal. democratic means in her attempt to stop or resist alien forms of government. That is why today many people of keen and intellectual mind have he- corne lackadaisical in their support of 'iArnerican Democracyv over uCom- munismfl They feel that as long as our democracy is pure and ideologi- cal it deserves their support. But the fC0ncluded on page 24,1 all the men and women merely players . .

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