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understanding. I am sick of the total irrationality of the campus ‘rebel,’ whose bearded visage, dirty hair, body odor, and ‘tactics' are childish but brutal, naive but dan gerous, and the essence of arro gant tryanny — the tyranny of spoiled brats.” Professor Toole dug deeper into the “ nitty-gritty” of student rebel lion when he said, “ By virtue of what right, by what accomplish ment, should teen-agers, wet be hind the ears and utterly without the benefit of having lived long enough to have either judgment or wisdom, become the sages of our time? . . . Why do we listen sub serviently to the violent tactitions of the new generation? Either they solve all problems this week or join a wrecking crew of parano ids. Youth has always been character ized by impatient idealism. If it were not, there would be no change. But impatient idealism does not extend to guns, fire bombs, riots, vicious arrogants, and instant grati fication. That is not idealism; it is childish tyranny." Readily admitting that he is one 45
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Spoiled brats are not born; they are reared. A merica's most widely-read mag- t azine (Reader’s Digest), re cently published an explosive arti cle titled, " I ’m Tired of the Tyranny of Spoiled Brats.” The author, Mr. K. Ross Toole, is professor of his tory at the University of Montana. Among other things Toole wrote, “ I ’ m tire d o f be ing blamed, maimed, and contrite; I am tired of tolerance and the reaching out (which is always my function) for
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