In clear and forceful style, the author pleads that society make use of the knowledge of its experts; that the means of disseminating knowledge be operated in accordance with a professional ethics as high as that of certain other groups; that men learn to analyze situations in order to ascertain the relevant consequences of specific acts; in short, in all its local, national, and international aspects.

Originally published in 1931.

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