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If economic globalisation is inevitable, it should primarily serve humanity rather than the interests of trans-national corporations. |
I’d always support my country, whether it was right or wrong. |
No one chooses their country of birth, so it’s foolish to be proud of it. |
Our race has many superior qualities, compared with other races. |
The enemy of my enemy is my friend. |
Military action that defies international law is sometimes justified. |
There is now a worrying fusion of information and entertainment. |
People are ultimately divided more by class than by nationality. |
Controlling inflation is more important than controlling unemployment. |
Because corporations cannot be trusted to voluntarily protect the environment, they require regulation. |
“from each according to his ability, to each according to his need” is a fundamentally good idea. |
The freer the market, the freer the people. |
It’s a sad reflection on our society that something as basic as drinking water is now a bottled, branded consumer product. |
Land shouldn’t be a commodity to be bought and sold. |
It is regrettable that many personal fortunes are made by people who simply manipulate money and contribute nothing to their society. |
Protectionism is sometimes necessary in trade. |
The only social responsibility of a company should be to deliver a profit to its shareholders. |
The rich are too highly taxed. |
Those with the ability to pay should have access to higher standards of medical care. |
Governments should penalise businesses that mislead the public. |
A genuine free market requires restrictions on the ability of predator multinationals to create monopolies. |
Abortion, when the woman’s life is not threatened, should always be illegal. |
All authority should be questioned. |
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. |
Taxpayers should not be expected to prop up any theatres or museums that cannot survive on a commercial basis. |
Schools should not make classroom attendance compulsory. |
All people have their rights, but it is better for all of us that different sorts of people should keep to their own kind. |
Good parents sometimes have to spank their children. |
It’s natural for children to keep some secrets from their parents. |
Possessing marijuana for personal use should not be a criminal offence. |
The prime function of schooling should be to equip the future generation to find jobs. |
People with serious inheritable disabilities should not be allowed to reproduce. |
The most important thing for children to learn is to accept discipline. |
There are no savage and civilised peoples; there are only different cultures. |
Those who are able to work, and refuse the opportunity, should not expect society’s support. |
When you are troubled, it’s better not to think about it, but to keep busy with more cheerful things. |
First-generation immigrants can never be fully integrated within their new country. |
What’s good for the most successful corporations is always, ultimately, good for all of us. |
No broadcasting institution, however independent its content, should receive public funding. |
Our civil liberties are being excessively curbed in the name of counter-terrorism. |
A significant advantage of a one-party state is that it avoids all the arguments that delay progress in a democratic political system. |
Although the electronic age makes official surveillance easier, only wrongdoers need to be worried. |
The death penalty should be an option for the most serious crimes. |
In a civilised society, one must always have people above to be obeyed and people below to be commanded. |
Abstract art that doesn’t represent anything shouldn’t be considered art at all. |
In criminal justice, punishment should be more important than rehabilitation. |
It is a waste of time to try to rehabilitate some criminals. |
The businessperson and the manufacturer are more important than the writer and the artist. |
Mothers may have careers, but their first duty is to be homemakers. |
Multinational companies are unethically exploiting the plant genetic resources of developing countries. |
Making peace with the establishment is an important aspect of maturity. |
Astrology accurately explains many things. |
You cannot be moral without being religious. |
Charity is better than social security as a means of helping the genuinely disadvantaged. |
Some people are naturally unlucky. |
It is important that my child’s school instills religious values. |
Sex outside marriage is usually immoral. |
A same sex couple in a stable, loving relationship should not be excluded from the possibility of child adoption. |
Pornography, depicting consenting adults, should be legal for the adult population. |
What goes on in a private bedroom between consenting adults is no business of the state. |
No one can feel naturally homosexual. |
These days openness about sex has gone too far. |