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all wars was merely an interlude in a world revolution,” says Alonzo G. Grace, State Goniniissioner ol Education of Gonnecticut. ‘‘The war was a physical expression of an intellectual conflict that has not been settled. We have disposed of Hitler, Mussolini and Tojo, but the elimination of the leader does not guarantee the termination of the ideology, either of the leader or of the movement which he sponsored.
‘‘The totalitarian mind a generation ago began to spread its poisonous philosophy and unprincipled procedures world-wide. By conquering school systems; by operating through centralized ministries of education; by organizing youth nationally for service to tlic state; by crushing free institutions; by organizing a massive military machine, and by creating an atmosphere of false security, dictatorship triumphed.
‘‘The sovereignty of the people and the dignity of the individual became abandoned ideals. The state became the fundamental basis for living. Ditlalorsliips ilo not arise from spontaneous revolution, hut from single acts ulucli, when fully organized and nurtured, reduce the individual overnight to a state of intellectual, moral and even physical subservience.
‘‘It is not too early to begin an evaluation and, in many cases, a reorganization of the content of the social studies as now taught in our schools. The need for a basic understanding of our liberty; of our human and natural resources; of our position in world affairs, and of geography and history is evident.
‘‘We must raise a generation committed to the improvement of our democracy and constitutional government. Accurate information on signihcant current developments is a necessary adjunct in this task. As such. The Reader’s Digest provides a concise, readable handbook of world events and trends. Newspapers and magazines are textbooks on modern problems, and should be so used.”