No.1 Study
No.2 Education
No.3 Behaviors
No.4 Politics
No.5 Communications & Media
No.6 Society
No.7 Culture
No.8 Arts
No.9 Science & Technology
No.10 History
No.11 International
No.12 Other Topics
8 Claim: In any field—business, politics, education,government—those in power should step down after five years.
Reason: The surest path to success for anyenterprise is revitalization through new leadership. (111,149)
结论:如商业、政治、教育、政府,在任何领域中的掌权者应该在五年后就让位。
原因:对于任何机构,最可靠的成功途径是通过新领导阶层带来革新。
10 Nations should pass laws to preserve anyremaining wilderness areas in their natural state, even if these areas could bedeveloped for economic gain.(125,148)
国家应该通过法令保护任何存留的原生态地区保持原状,即便这些地区可以用作商业开发。
16 Some people believe that in order to beeffective, political leaders must yield to public opinion and abandon principlefor the sake of compromise. Others believe that the most essential quality ofan effective leader is the ability to remain consistently committed toparticular principles and objectives.
有些人认为,为了保证效力,政治领袖一定要屈从民众意见,为妥协而放弃原则。也有人认为,有效力的领导者一定具备持续坚定自己原则和目标的能力。
19 Governments should focus on solving theimmediate problems of today rather than on trying to solve the anticipatedproblems of the future.
政府应该把更多的精力放在解决当务之急上,而不是试图解决未来预期问题上。
21 Laws should be flexible enough to take accountof various circumstances, times, and places.
法律应该根据不同的环境、时期和地点而足够灵活。
23 Governments should place few, if any,restrictions on scientific research and development.
政府应该尽量不去限制科学研究和发展。
36 Governments should not fund any scientificresearch whose consequences are unclear.
政府不应该资助任何后果不明的科学研究。
50 Government officials should rely on their ownjudgment rather than unquestioningly carry out the will of the people theyserve. (86,115)
政府官员应该依靠自己的判断做决定,而不是不假思索地遵从大众的意愿。
60 Politicians should pursue common ground andreasonable consensus rather than elusive ideals.
政治家应该寻求共同点和理性的一致,而不是深奥的理想。
63 There is little justification for society tomake extraordinary efforts—especially at a great cost in money and jobs—to saveendangered animal or plant species.
特别是考虑到花费代价和精力,对于任何社会,投入巨大的努力拯救濒危的动植物是不合理的。
65 Every individual in a society has aresponsibility to obey just laws and to disobey and resist unjust laws.
每个社会成员都有责任遵守公正的法律,违抗不公平的法律。
67 Some people believe that society should try tosave every plant and animal species, despite the expense to humans in effort,time, and financial well-being.
Others believe that society need not makeextraordinary efforts, especially at a great cost in money and jobs, to saveendangered species.
有些人认为,社会应该拯救所有濒危的动植物,尽管花费人类的精力、时间和资金。也有人认为,社会没有必要拯救濒危物种,特别是需要花费大量的资金和精力
69 Some people believe it is often necessary, evendesirable, for political leaders to withhold information from the public.Others believe that the public has a right to be fully informed.
有些人认为政治领导向大众隐瞒信息是有必要的,甚至是有益的。也有人认为公众有知情权利。
72 Governments should not fund any scientificresearch whose consequences are unclear.
政府不应该资助任何后果不明的科学研究。
89 Claim: Many problems of modern society cannot besolved by laws and the legal system.
Reason: Laws cannot change what is in people'shearts or minds.
结论:现代社会的很多问题不能通过司法途径解决。
原因:法律无法改变人们的感情和思想。
114 Any leader who is quickly and easily influencedby shifts in popular opinion will accomplish little.
若是短期地、轻易地被民众的意见所左右,任何领导必定一事无成。