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Conference
"Thus,"hecontinued,"youwouldnotexpecttofindthesamemanners,customs,andformsinapenuriousIndianvillagelivingontheedgeofstarvationasyouwouldin,say.Mayfair.Similarly,thepeopleinawarmcountry,wherelifeiseasy,aregoingtodifferquiteadealfromthepeopleofanovercrowded,hard-workingcountryastothenatureoftheprinciplevirtues.Inotherwords,differentenvironmentssetdifferentstandards.
"Ipointthisouttoyoubecausetheworldweknewisgone—finished.
"Theconditionswhichframedandtaughtusourstandardshavegonewithit.Ourneedsarenowdifferent,andouraimsmustbedifferent.Ifyouwantanexample.Iwouldpointouttoyouthatwehaveallspentthedayindulgingwithperfectlyeasyconsciencesinwhattwodaysagowouldhavebeenhousebreakingandtheft.Withtheoldpatternbroken,wehavenowtofindoutwhatmodeoflifeisbestsuitedtothenew.Wehavenotsimplytostartbuildingagain;wehavetostartthinkingagain—whichismuchmoredifficult,andfarmoredistasteful.
"Manremainsphysicallyadaptabletoaremarkabledegree.
Butitisthecustomofeachcommunitytoformthemindsofitsyounginamold,introducingabindingagentofprejudice.Theresultisaremarkablytoughsubstancecapableofwithstandingsuccessfullyeventhepressureofmanyinnatetendenciesandinstincts.
