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communistphilosophy,seemedtocome
   fromarationalanalysisofsocietyandseemedahumanealternative
   toamerica''scapitalistsociety,whichwassohardonthosewho
   wereunabletocopewithitsdemands.

whenyougrowupwithaworldviewlikethat,thereisacentral
   aectofsocietythatmakesnosee:politics.foryears,i
   simplycouldnotcomprehendwhatthewordmeant.whenpeoplesaid
   thatinmakingdecisio,youneedtocoiderboththerational
   elementsofaniueandthepoliticalones,ididnotunderstand
   whattheymeant--whywa''trationalityenough?somywholelife
   sinceileftmyparents''nesthasbeenaneducationin
   irrationality.i''vehadtolearnthatyoucaotdenythepaio
   ofpeople,youmustaccommodatethem;thatyoucaotdenyhistory,
   youmustaccommodateit.ithinkthisisaperectivethatall
   scientistswhoarewillingtoworkwithinthelargersocietyhave
   tolearn,anditiswhatsometimeslimitstheeffectiveneof
   scientistswhentheydoventureoutsideoftheirlaboratoriesand
   ititutio.

inthefivemonthsthatihavebeenhere,andintheprecedingfive
   monthswheniwasinthewings,ihavecometolovecaltech.its
   valuesareonesinwhichideeplybelieve:honesty,clearthinking,
   hardwork,astrivingforeleganceandnovelty.caltechdoesthis
   asacommunity,nottheloose-knitsetofempiresfoundelsewhere.
   thecommunityisarichone,includinghumanities,socialsciences,
   mathematicsandengineering,aswellastheremarkablebasic
   sciences.itisarareoneinthedegreeofexcellenceand
   commitmentfoundatalllevels,fromthefacultytothosewho
   maintainthebeautifulgrounds.partofthiscommunityisthejet
   propulsionlaboratory,auniqueorganizationthataddsaecial
   dimeiontotheactivitiesofcaltech.itisanhonorandthe
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