81. "Patriotic reverence for the history of a nation often does more to impede than to encourage progress."
出于爱国对于一个国家的尊崇往往不是促进进步而是阻碍进步。
Agree
1. It should be admitted that patriotic reverence for the history of a nation is a precondition of national cohesion.
2. However, irrational reverence for national history would result in social conservatism that rejects the introduction of any social reforms.
3. Blind reverence for national history would also cause fanatic nationalism, making impossible the communication between nations and cultures.
沙文主义
84. "In any field of endeavor, it is impossible to make a significant contribution without first being strongly influenced by past achievements within that field."
在任何物质领域中，如果不首先接受该领域中过去成就的影响就不可能会有意义重大的成功。
Progress in any field is based on past achievements within that field.
1. In social sciences, the past achievements of a field are the rich sources of inspirations for formulating new theories in that field.
2. In natural sciences, scientists use the existing methods and equipments—the achievements of the past—to make new discoveries or inventions.
3. Even in creative fields such as arts and literature, mastering the achievements of the past is a precondition of creating new works.
现在和过去
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