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Jonathan Swift, "A …  
What I want to fix your attention on is the vast overall movement towards the discrediting, and finally the elimination, of every kind of human excellence -- moral, cultural, social or intellectual. And is it not pretty to notice how 'democracy' (in the incantatory sense) is now doing for us the work that was once done by the most ancient dictatorships, and by the same methods The basic proposal of the new education is to be that dunces and idlers must not be made to feel inferior to intelligent and industrious pupils. That would be 'undemocratic.' Children who are fit to proceed may be artificially kept back, because the others would get a trauma by being left behind. The bright pupil thus remains democratically fettered to his own age group throughout his school career, and a boy who would be capable of tackling Aeschylus or Dante sits listening to his coeval's attempts to spell out A CAT SAT ON A MAT. We may reasonably hope for the virtual abolition of education when 'I'm as good as you' has fully had its way. All incentives to learn and all penalties for not learning will vanish. The few who might want to learn will be prevented who are they to overtop their fellows And anyway, the teachers -- or should I say nurses -- will be far too busy reassuring the dunces and patting them on the back to waste any time on real teaching. We shall no longer have to plan and toil to spread imperturbable conceit and incurable ignorance among men.

– Clive Staples LewisRate it:

As (Energy) minister (Alexander Novak) has reported, you all agree with this proposal, the purpose of our meeting, of the meeting today, is for me to personally hear this from you.

– President Vladimir PutinRate it:

The distance between the present system and our proposal is like comparing the distance between a Model T and the space shuttle. And I should know I've seen both.

– Ronald ReaganRate it:

(Commission President Jean-Claude) Juncker's proposal has several positive points.

– Slovak Foreign Minister Miroslav LajcakRate it:

(North Korea) would like to see the Americans move first and take some actions first to show their sincerity, and vice versa, so China's proposal is, why not do these things at the same time?

– Xiao QianRate it:

(The proposal) suggests that politicians perceive the central bank as a tool to implement the government's economic policy.

– Jakub BorowskiRate it:

(This proposal) goes against the spirit of the efficient use of energy resources.

– Pablo CorredorRate it:

?To be clear, it was the North Koreans who proposed discussing a peace treaty, we carefully considered their proposal, and made clear that denuclearization had to be part of any such discussion. The North rejected our response.

– State Department spokesman John KirbyRate it:

A bad bank could restructure those loans using more balanced criteria that would take into account the economic and social consequences, this was one proposal that we put on the table and it is part of the discussions. There are other solutions.

– Economy Minister George StathakisRate it:

A big proposal didnt interest me at first but my relationship with Harriet continued to surprise me and she changed my mind without even knowing it, i started planning it in August and got in touch with Chris Langston, who runs the metal detecting company.

– Jamille SwainsonRate it:

A majority of deputies voted to reject the proposal.

– North AfricanRate it:

A request for a proposal is being drafted to existing ARV (anti-retroviral) suppliers to allocate a percentage of their current supply volumes to Ketlaphela in exchange for a longer term supply contract with Ketlaphela.

– Lunga NgqengeleleRate it:

A serious proposal to buy Syngenta has to be made at full and fair value, it has to recognise for shareholders the inherent combination benefits. And it has to provide a high degree of certainty that the transaction will be closed, including compensation in case the deal fails.

– Syngenta Chairman Michel DemareRate it:

A serious proposal to buy Syngenta has to be made at full and fair value, it has to recognize for shareholders the inherent combination benefits. And it has to provide a high degree of certainty that the transaction will be closed, including compensation in case the deal fails.

– Syngenta Chairman Michel DemareRate it:

Accordingly, the board unanimously rejects the conditional proposal and, given its fundamental flaws, sees no merit in further engagement.

– The LSERate it:

After a careful review of all alternatives, the BTF (Boxing Task Force) approved the proposal of the Jordan Olympic Committee today, in order to confirm the competition dates and location as soon as possible, in the best interest of the athletes preparing for the qualifier.

– The IOCRate it:

All of that may be fantasy to the ruling class and the big money interests in this country. I don't think that's fantasy to the working people in this country who have worked longer hours for lower wages, who are tired of establishment politics and establishment economics, every proposal that we have brought forward, we've paid for ... Maybe the drug companies don't like it and the insurance companies don't like it. I think the American people do like it.

– Bernie SandersRate it:

Although there is no dispute on the urgency to solve New Jersey's transportation-funding crisis, the proposal put forth hinders the future growth and stability by siphoning critical funds from our general fund.

– Analilia MejiaRate it:

Alumina considers that Alcoa's demerger proposal triggers consent and 'first offer' rights in favor of Alumina under the AWAC arrangements. Alumina will vigorously defend the proceedings brought by Alcoa.

– Alcoa Worldwide Alumina and ChemicalsRate it:

Alumina considers that Alcoa's demerger proposal triggers consent and 'first offer' rights in favour of Alumina under the AWAC arrangements, alumina will vigorously defend the proceedings brought by Alcoa.

– Alumina LtdRate it:

Antam's financial structure is not great at the moment because the ban on raw material exports disrupted our cashflow, if the government approves our equity injection proposal we have completed the feasibility study so this year we should be able to begin construction.

– Tri HartonoRate it:

As of now, we see no room for any compromise, to initiate any political reform process is not easy. If this proposal is vetoed, it could be several years before the next opportunity.

– Chief Executive Leung Chun-yingRate it:

At the current moment there is no proposal whatsoever to the Bulgarian government upon which we can start discussions.

– Rosen PlevnelievRate it:

At this point, no material damage has been done, if a deal is finalised at the current proposal, it's a no-brainer - the buyer group will be sued.

– Kevin LuRate it:

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