AW: [ RadSafe ] Re: Radiation Hormesis

[Steven Dapra]

December 30

         Here is Norman Augustine's quote with another sentence for some 
context.

         "If history teaches any lesson it is that no nation has an 
inherent right to greatness. Greatness has to be earned and continually 
re-earned.  Only by providing leading-edge human capital and knowledge 
capital can America continue to maintain a high standard of living - 
including providing national security - for its citizens."

         You can read it at this link: 
http://www.aip.org/fyi/2007/120.html.  The article (or comments) that 
follow the quote will provide some worthwhile reading.

         Norman Augustine was the chairman of the National Academies' 
Committee that wrote "Prospering in the Global Economy of the 21st Century" 
and is the retired Chairman and CEO of Lockheed Martin.  My thanks to John 
Jacobus for posting this quote, and to Franz Schonhofer for kicking up a 
fuss about it.  The fuss prompted me to investigate and learn something useful.

         I see nothing objectionable in the quote about greatness.  In 
fact, I would say that greatness is much like respect --- it must be earned 
and re-earned.  As far as "fascist ideologist" is concerned . . . .  My 
guess is that Stalin considered the Soviet Union to be a great 
nation.  Does that mean Stalin was a fascist ideologist?

Steven Dapra


At 10:03 PM 12/30/07 +0100, Franz Schönhofer wrote:

         [quoting from a posting from John Jacobus]

>...and it teaches to all nations something different, depending on the 
>history, their aims and their political agenda.
>
>I have hardly ever read anything so selfserving, ridiculous and 
>nationalistic like this quote. If there was no source given, it could easily
>be traced to any fascist ideologist.
>
>John, I am really disappointed. How can you distribute such a nonsense?
>
>Franz
>
>Franz Schoenhofer, PhD
>MinRat i.R.
>Habicherg. 31/7
>A-1160 Wien/Vienna
>AUSTRIA
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> >"If history teaches any lesson it is that no nation has an inherent right
>to greatness.  Greatness has to be earned and continually re-earned."
> >- Norman Augustine, Chairman of the National Academies Committee
> >
> >-- John
> >John Jacobus, MS
> >Certified Health Physicist
> >e-mail:  crispy_bird at yahoo.com