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BE IT RESOLVED THAT . . .
1. GOVERNMENT THAT GOVERNS LEAST GOVERNS BEST. 2. ALL CITIZENS OUGHT TO PERFORM A PERIOD OF NATIONAL SERVICE. 3. CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE IN A DEMOCRACY IS JUSTIFIED. 4. THE SPIRIT OF THE LAW OUGHT TO TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER THE LETTER OF THE LAW. 5. GOVERNMENT BY A BENEVOLENT DICTATOR IS PREFERABLE TO A DEMOCRACY. 6. THE RESTRICTION OF CIVIL LIBERTIES FOR THE SAKE OF COMBATING TERRORISM IS JUSTIFIED. 7. AN OPPRESSIVE GOVERNMENT IS MORE DESIRABLE THAN NO GOVERNMENT. 8. JUSTICE SHOULD ALWAYS BE TEMPERED BY MERCY. 9. WHEN AN ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE PUTS THE OPINION OF HIS CONSTITUENCY ABOVE HIS PERSONAL JUDGMENT HE FAILS TO SERVE THE PUBLIC INTEREST. 10. CITIZENS OUGHT TO HAVE THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS. 11. SOCIETY'S OBLIGATION TO THE POOR OUGHT TO BE VALUED ABOVE INDIVIDUAL ECONOMIC FREEDOM. 12. A WELFARE SYSTEM OUGHT TO PLACE A HIGHER VALUE ON CREATING JOBS THAN ON PROVIDING SUBSIDIES. 13. CAPITALISM PROVIDES FOR A BETTER SOCIETY THAN SOCIALISM. 14. COMPETITION IS SUPERIOR TO COOPERATION IN ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE. 15. THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES OUGHT TO BE VALUED ABOVE THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT. 16. PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT OUGHT TO BE A HIGHER GOVERNMENTAL PRIORITY THAN ENCOURAGING ECONOMIC GROWTH. 17. PRESERVING NATURAL RESOURCES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN USING THEM FOR THE PRESENT. 18. NATIONAL INTEREST SHOULD BE VALUED OVER MORAL PRINCIPLE IN THE CONDUCT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. 19. HUMAN RIGHTS OUGHT NOT BE SACRIFICED FOR NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS. 20. A GOVERNMENT OWES NO DUTY TO PROTECT THE WELFARE AND RIGHTS OF CITIZENS OF OTHER NATIONS. 21. THE UNITED STATES OUGHT TO VALUE GLOBAL CONCERNS ABOVE ITS OWN CONCERNS. 22. WAR IN THE PURSUIT OF DEMOCRACY IS JUSTIFIED. 23. A NATION'S SOVEREIGNTY OUGHT TO BE VALUED OVER INTERNATIONAL ORDER. 24. THE POSSESSION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS IS IMMORAL. 25. MANDATORY DRUG TESTING OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS IS JUSTIFIED. 26. THE PROTECTION OF SOCIETY'S HEALTH INTERESTS THROUGH BROAD-BASED MANDATORY TESTING FOR AIDS OUGHT TO BE MORE IMPORTANT THAN PERSONAL PRIVACY RIGHTS. 27. A COMMON CULTURE IS OF GREATER VALUE THAN A PLURALISTIC CULTURE. 28. SOCIETY IS WELL-SERVED BY THE MAINTENANCE OF A SEPARATE CULTURE FOR THE DEAF. 29. INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES OUGHT TO BE AFFORDED THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES AS ABLE-BODIED ATHLETES. 30. AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO REMEDY THE EFFECTS OF DISCRIMINATION IS JUSTIFIED. 31. THE BEST WAY TO ACHIEVE GENDER EQUALITY IS TO RECOGNIZE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN. 32. THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO KNOW OUTWEIGHS A CANDIDATE'S RIGHT TO PRIVACY. 33. THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO KNOW OUGHT TO BE VALUED ABOVE NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS. 34. AN INDIVIDUAL'S FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IS OF GREATER VALUE THAN SOCIAL HARMONY. 35. GOVERNMENT CENSORSHIP OF INDIVIDUAL EXPRESSION FOR THE GOOD OF SOCIETY IS JUSTIFIED. 36. HATE SPEECH OUGHT TO BE CENSORED FOR THE GOOD OF SOCIETY. 37. COMMUNITY CENSORSHIP OF PORNOGRAPHY IS JUSTIFIED. 38. WHEN IN CONFLICT, THE RIGHT TO A FREE PRESS IS A HIGHER PRIORITY THAN THE RIGHT TO A FAIR TRIAL. 39. SCHOOL CENSORSHIP OF ACADEMIC MATERIAL IS HARMFUL TO THE EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. 40. CENSORSHIP OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS BY SECONDARY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS IS JUSTIFIED. 41. SHOWING DISRESPECT FOR THE AMERICAN FLAG IS ANTITHETICAL TO FUNDAMENTAL AMERICAN VALUES. 42. THE PURSUIT OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE OUGHT TO BE LIMITED BY A CONCERN FOR SOCIETAL GOOD. 43. GOVERNMENT HAS A DUTY TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE ARTS. 44. THE SCHOOL'S RIGHT TO SEARCH STUDENTS AND LOCKERS IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN A STUDENT'S RIGHT TO PRIVACY. 45. THAT PUBLIC EDUCATION AFTER HIGH SCHOOL OUGHT TO BE A PRIVILEGE AND NOT A RIGHT. 46. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS' RIGHT TO CONFIDENTIALITY IS OF GREATER VALUE THAN THEIR PARENTS' RIGHT TO KNOW. 47. A LIBERAL ARTS CURRICULUM IS PREFERABLE TO AN EMPLOYMENT READINESS CURRICULUM IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS. 48. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IS JUSTIFIED. 49. THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM OUGHT TO PLACE A HIGHER VALUE ON REHABILITATION THAN ON RETRIBUTION. 50. IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM TRUTH-SEEKING OUGHT TO TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION. 51. TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO DIE. 52. PHYSICIAN ASSISTANCE IN THE SUICIDE OF GRAVELY ILL PATIENTS OUGHT TO BE LEGALIZED. 53. SUICIDE OUGHT TO BE A CRIME. 54. RISKING HUMAN LIFE TO GAIN GREATER SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE IS UNETHICAL. 55. GENETIC ENGINEERING IS IMMORAL. 56. CONTRACTS FOR SURROGATE CHILD-BEARING OUGHT BE ENFORCEABLE. 57. THERE IS NO MEANING TO LIFE EXCEPT THE MEANING AN INDIVIDUAL GIVES IT. 58. THE SANCTITY OF LIFE OUGHT TO BE VALUED OVER THE QUALITY OF LIFE. 59. LAWS WHICH PROTECT CITIZENS FROM THEMSELVES ARE JUSTIFIED. 60. THE ARTIST DOES MORE FOR SOCIETY THAN THE ENTREPRENEUR. 61. WE TREASURE WHAT WE EARN ABOVE WHAT WE ARE GIVEN. 62. CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY IS THE MEASURE OF INDIVIDUAL WORTH. 63. WHEN IN CONFLICT, SOCIETY'S GOAL OF ELIMINATING DISCRIMINATION OUGHT TO TRANSCEND AN INDIVIDUAL'S RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN EXCLUSIVE, VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATIONS. 64. YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT. IF YOU TRY YOU CAN GET WHAT YOU NEED. 65. IT IS BETTER TO BE A DISSATISFIED SOCRATES THAN A SATISFIED PIG.
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