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All right. Yes?
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When you referred to "hazing."
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You wrote in your book
about the comparative...
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- Yes? Yes?
- The comparative...
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- Are you checking your notes?
- Yes.
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Tell me in your own words.
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I want to make sure
I have it right.
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Of course.
You want to be exact.
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I want to know
everything that went on...
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That's very good.
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I was suggesting, many times
that which we wish to retain...
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is retained oftentimes better
with less expenditure of effort.
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Here it is.
You wrote of "hazing."
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That's correct.
Now, I said "hazing."
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It means ritualized annoyance.
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We shove this book at you.
We say, read it.
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You say you've read it.
I think you're lying.
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I'll grill you.
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And when I find out
you've lied...
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you'll be disgraced,
and your life will be ruined.
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It's a sick game.
Why do we do it?
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Does it educate?
In no sense.
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Well, then, tell me this...
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what is higher education?
:26:59
It is something other
than useful.
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What is something
other than useful?
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All right.
That's a good question.
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It has become a ritual...
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it has become
an article of faith...
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that all must be subjected to.
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Or to put it differently...
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that all are entitled
to higher education.
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- And my point...
- You disagree with that.
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Let's address that.
What do you think?
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I don't know.
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What do you think, though?
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I don't know.
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I spoke of it in class.
Do you remember my example?
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Justice.
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Can you repeat it to me
without your notes?
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I ask you as a favor to me...
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so I can see
if my idea was interesting.
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- You said justice.
- Yes...
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That all are entitled to...
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Yes. To a speedy trial.
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To a fair trial.
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But they needn't be given
a trial at all...
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unless they stand accused.
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Justice is their right.