United States Naval Academy - Lucky Bag Yearbook (Annapolis, MD)

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i Since the time man First became endowed with hopes for a peaceful existence, he has realized he cannol attain this goal without the cooperation ol those who live about him. Man was barbaric in the beginning, and cooperation was a new and un- familiar concept. el the hopes were there and the desires strong, both demanding their lullillment. But what a thought it is to consider the profound change wrought within man 1 the process of Ins civilization. Through the formation ol communities governed h laws, man evolved from a primitive barbarian to his present state. ithin these communities, through cooperation with his lei low- and a partial submission of his own in- terest to theirs, man was more easily able to provide for his own basic needs. An increasing portion of his time was released from the for- merly ceaseless toil ol just providing for his existence and made avail- able lor other tasks. All the line works and achievements of mankind can rightfully he considered a result of these improved conditions. Further, there is no reason to suspect that man ' s advances in science and the understanding of himself shall not continue. The limits to the achievements of humanity are not vet visible. All these improvements are the profits of the realization by in- dividual men that their interests were very much ' the same as the in- terests of their fellows, and that they could be fulfilled more easily through cooperation. This situation remains true for all men for all time. Nevertheless, in spite of those accomplishments achieved through mutual cooperation, a tremendous task remains before us. The crea- tion of strife and disharmony are methods still used by dictatorial leaders of enslaved nations in furthering their selfish ends. k