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{from {\em The Authoritarian
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\gum 2. Although many people may scoff, it may yet be shown that astrology
can explain a lot of things.


\gum 3.
America is getting so far from the true American way of life that
force may be necessary to restore it.


\gum 6. It is only natural and right that women be restricted in certain
ways in which men have more freedom.


\gum 9.
Too many people today are living in an unnatural, soft way; we
should return to the fundamentals, to a more red-blooded, active
way of life.


\gum 10. It is more than a remarkable coincidence that Japan had an
earthquake on Pearl Harbor Day, December 7, 1944.


\gum 12. The modern church, with its many rules and hypocrisies, does
not appeal to the deeply religious person; it appeals mainly to the
childish, the insecure, and the uncritical.


\gum 14.
After we finish off the Germans and Japs, we ought to concentrate
on other enemies of the human race such as rats, snakes, and germs.


\gum 17. Familiarity breeds contempt.


\gum 19. One should avoid doing things in public which appear wrong to
others, even though one knows that these things are really all
right.

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\gum 20. One of the main values of progressive education is that it gives
the child great freedom in expressing those natural impulses and
desires so often frowned upon by conventional middle-class society.


\gum 23. He is, indeed, contemptible who does not feel an undying love,
gratitude, and respect for his parents.


\gum 24.
Today everything is unstable; we should be prepared for a period
of constant change, conflict, and upheaval.


\gum 28. Novels or stories that tell about what people think and feel
are more 
interesting than those which contain mainly action, romance, and
adventure.


\gum 30. Reports of atrocities in Europe have been greatly exaggerated
for propaganda purposes.


\gum 31.
Homosexuality is a particularly rotten form of delinquency and ought
to be severely punished.


\gum 32. It is essential for learning or effective work that our teachers
or bosses outline in detail what is to be done and exactly how to
go about it.


\gum 35.
There are some activities so flagrantly un-American that, when
responsible officials won't take the proper steps, the wide-awake
citizen should take the law into his own hands.

\gum 38. There is too much emphasis in college on intellectual and
theoretical topics, not enough emphasis on practical matters and
on the homely virtues of living. 

\gum 39. Every person should have a deep
faith in some supernatural force higher than himself to which he
gives total allegiance and whose decisions he does not question.


\gum 42.
No matter how they act on the surface, men are interested in women
for only one reason.


\gum 43.
Sciences like chemistry, physics, and medicine have carried men
very far, but there are many important things that can never possibly
be understood by the human mind.


\gum 46.
The sexual orgies of the old Greeks and Romans are nursery school
stuff compared to some of the goings-on in this country today, even
in circles where people might least expect it.


\gum 47. No insult to our honor should ever go unpunished.


\gum 50. Obedience and respect for authority are the most important
virtues children should learn.


\gum 53. There are some things too intimate or personal to talk about
even with ones' closest friends.


\gum 55. Although leisure is a fine thing, it is good hard work that
makes life interesting and worthwhile.


\gum 56. After the war, we may expect a crime wave; the control of
gangsters and ruffians will become a major social problem.


\gum 58. What a man does is not so important so long as he does it well.


\gum 59. Human nature being what it is, there will always be war and
conflict. 

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\gum 60. Which of the following are the most important for a
person to have or to be? {\em Mark X the three most important.}

{\smallskip
artistic and sensuous\newline
popular, good personality\newline
drive, determination, will power\newline
broad, humanitarian social outlook\newline
neatness and good manners\newline
sensitivity and understanding\newline
efficiency, practicality, thrift\newline
intellectual and serious\newline
emotional expressiveness, warmth, intimacy\newline
kindness and charity

}

\gum 65. It is entirely possible that this series of wars and conflicts
will be ended once
and for all by a world-destroying earthquake, flood, or other
catastrophe.


\gum 66. Books and movies ought not to deal so much with the sordid and
seamy side
of life; they ought to concentrate on themes that are entertaining
or uplifting.


\gum 67. When you come right down to it, it's human nature never to do
anything without an eye to one's own profit.


\gum 70. To a greater extent than most people realize, our lives are
governed by plots hatched in secret by politicians.


\gum 73. Nowadays when so many different kinds of people move around so
much and mix together so freely, a person has to be especially
careful to protect himself against infection and disease.


\gum 74. What this country needs is fewer laws and agencies, and more
courageous,
tireless, devoted leaders whom the people can put their faith in.


\gum 75. Sex crimes, such as rape and attacks on children, deserve more
than mere
imprisonment; such criminals ought to be publicly whipped.


\gum 77. No sane, normal, decent person could ever think of hurting a
close friend or relative.

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