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  1. I believe it is the duty of each of us to act as if the fate of the world depended on him. Admittedly, one man by himself cannot do the job…
  2. One must create the ability in his staff to generate clear, forceful arguments for opposing viewpoints as well as for their own. Open discu…
  3. Any one detail, followed through to its source, will usually reveal the general state of readiness of the whole organization.
  4. In greek mythology, Antaeus was a giant who was strong as long as he had contact with the earth. When he was lifted from the earth he lost …
  5. You know that answer to that, don't you. You don't need me to tell you.
  6. The Devil is in the details, but so is salvation.
  7. The Quakers have an excellent approach to thinking through difficult problems, where a number of intelligent and responsible people must wo…
  8. As a guide to engineering ethics, I should like to commend to you a liberal adaptation of the injunction contained in the oath of Hippocrat…

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