"In most societies, competition generally has more of a negative than a positive effect."
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It is a rule of evidence deduced from the experience of mankind and
supported by reason and authority that positive testimony is entitled to
more weight than negative testimony,
but by the latter term is meant negative testimony... - Positive anything is better than negative nothing.
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Elbert... - The following appeared in a local newspaper.
"People should not be misled by the advertising competition between Coldex and Cold-Away,
both popular over-the-counter cold medications that... - As societies all over the world have more and more access to new information,
the effects on life-long learning can only be positive... - Competition is ultimately more beneficial than detrimental
to society... - Negative expectations yield negative results.
Positive expectations yield negative results... - The common cold is sometimes positive and sometimes negative.
The eyes have it, and then again, the nose has it... - Nothing positive ever came from a negative
thought...
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it is more harmful to compromise one's beliefs than... - The greatness of individuals can be decided only by those who live after them,
not by their contemporaries... - Too much emphasis is placed on role models. Instead of copying others,
people should learn to think and act independently... - The most essential quality of an effective leader is the ability to remain consistently committed to particular principles and objectives.
Any leader who is quickly and easily influenced by... - All students should be required to take courses in the sciences,
even if they have no interest in science...
