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(Dr. DeBakey is the President
and Chief Executive Officer of the
Baylor College of Medicine in
Houston, Texas. A world famous
pioneer of artificial heart surgery,
he is the recipient of the Modern
Medicine Award, the
Distinquished Service Award of
the American Medical Association,
the Gold Scapel Award of the In
ternational Cardiology Foun
dation, and for two years the
Medical World News salute as
"Doctor of the Year.")
Think not that I am come to
destroy the law, or the
prophets; I am not come to
destroy. but to filfill.
Matthew, 5:14-17
I am pleased to have the op
portunity to offer a message to
college students through Con
structive Colloquy, whose purpose
exemplifies the goal of education
- the free exchange of ideas and
transfer of information. It is
especialy gratifying to see this
forum For positive ideas en the
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agitators. the malcontents, the
arsonists these are only a small.
albeit highly vocal and widely
publicized. traction of the college
population. Far more represen
tat ive of our young people are
I hose who have expressed to me a
genuine interest in their studies
and in the pursuit of excellence.
with a serious desire to achieve
something worthwhile in life.
Realization of such a goal requires
an education today. and education
requires sell-discipline. It is the
lack of sell-discipline that leads the
nihilist to dissipate his energy in
negative thoughts and destructive
stets.
We must not. therefore, allow the
publicity given the dissident
laclions to mislead us into
believing that irrational protest
and non-negotiable demands are
the order of the day. The more
ennobling. though perhaps less
newsworthy. endeavors in life are
far more prevalent - and more
gratifying.
The discovery of an exciting new
scientific concept, theory, or
Owural law in the ese&reher's
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IP(b satislaction of toppling the
vst ablished system of the day in
ret aliat ion for presumed injustice.
for that satisfaction quickly fades
in the inevitable aftermath of self
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Colloquy
recrimination and remorse.
The threshold of maturity on
which the college st udent stands is
the doorsil of the expansion of the
mind a stage of life that has
always been accompanied by
skepticism and dissent. Rational
skepticism is the hallmark of the
scholar and reasonable dissent the
bedrock of democracy. But these
Iiinct ion best for us when we have a
positive. constructive goal in mind.
And this I believe the prepon
derance of our college students
have today.
Today's stwdents are brighter.
bett er itormed. and more socially
conscious than any of their
preecessors. They are less
frivabo. and more deeply
sered in see6sceral asks. I
have been bnpressed with the
s se hwwnAn cencer% and the
tsof p o these with
whan b pohen. They are
-w n* e 001s dMigeady,
e,Vr to tpo emselves for
respep*he p*eces in society and
for wise social and political
jimdments iR later life.
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real contribution to humanity. the
opportunities are unlimited. We
must. however. establish at
lainable goals. since unrealistic
aspirations can only plunge us into
despire and immobility. We must
also develop patience in effecting
needed changes. for instant
changes olten leave in their wake
utnnecessary disruption. chaos.
and. ultimately. even greater
dissatisstact ion than before. A sane.
orderly approach to our problems
will yield more enduring and
sat ist ying solutions.
.As members of society. it is our
responsibility to maintain sur
veidlance over social and political
inst it itions and to see that they are
revised when they become out
moded. detrimental. or ine
lectual. To do this best. we must
define our goals in terms of the
highest human values - justice.
liherty. opportunity, and
brotherhood. And we must not
simply mouth these abstract
words. but must convert them to
reality in our daily living.
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portunity for fulfillment. and it is
every ot her person's responsibility
to help him achieve it. We must
make certain that every human
being has the prerequisites for that
Itill illment. primary among which
is good- health adequate
nutrition. shelter. and protection
against accident and disease.
Next. we must provide him with
the knowledge and training
required to maintain a decent
standard of' living.
We must preserve his self
e t vem and his freedom of thought.
expression. and movement --
free<dom that subsumes respon
siblility. Finally. we need to instill
in everyone a sense of mercy and
compassion for the less fortunate
and a desire to help them over
come the effect of that misfortune.
These social ideals. and a clear
sense of purpose. can bring all of
us a lull. productive. satisfying
life From my observations on our
college campuses today. I am
confident that today's students
have t he ideals and f sense of
pirpose to achieve thi4
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