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218 of national characteristics, of the rich diversity of history.

The evil is a Byzantine immobility, a dread of all fresh revelations of life. The remedy is a belief in movement, in political experiment, even though the experiment may be attended with risk. The evil is a belief in State interference, in the magic of regulations, in paternalism and protection. The remedy is a belief in individual initiative and in individual responsibility. The evil is a monstrous centralization imposed upon a heterogeneous conglomerate of one hundred and eighty million human beings. The remedy is systematic decentralization and Home Rule. The evil is the inevitable corruption of an arbitrary bureaucracy. The remedy is the publicity of the Press denouncing abuses wherever they occur. The evil is an exclusive nationalism disguised under the name of patriotism. The remedy is equal rights to all nationalities.

The evil is race fanaticism and race antagonism. The remedy is race co-operation and race harmony.