DICTATORSHIPS
A PUNGENT CRITIC
CONDITION FOR SAVING THE WORLD
(Received September 16, 9.40 a.m.)
LONDON. September IS.
Lord Horder, addressing the British Association for the Advancement of Science, pungently criticised dictatorships, asking whether the colour ot men's shirts mattered if they soon became shrouds. "If a clash came between the hordes of Fascist and Communist barbarians," he said, "the salvation or the doom of the world would depend on whether Western Europe and America were able to preserve an individualised society. Britain should not trade Her national characteristics, individuality, and poise for vaunted foreign panaceas. No wonder the nerves of people today are on edge. Any honest doctor will tell you that most organic complaints are due to anxiety. neuroses. As fast as science has b«eu eliminating disease functional disorders are increasing. Nevertheless, it is wrong to blame science for our troubles. On the contrary, it has loaded man with benedts to which he has shown indifference or which h« has used with criminal carelessness and prodigality."
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Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 67, 16 September 1936, Page 11
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