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100 [[argumentation?]] [[red underline]] pushed to its extreme limits; [[/red underline]] whether it be or [[red underline]] monarchy [[/red underline]] or a [[red underline]] democracy. [[/red underline]] The intelligent wide awake man of good judgement, who is not a reactionary knows when he has struck his paradox and when he should choose a new stand point instead of pushing thru [[red underline]] his extreme adherence to logic [[/red underline]] based on premises which [[[red underline]] where not entirely [[/red underline]] correct or in which some factors have been overlooked. Here is where the [[red underline]] dogmatist and reactionary [[/red underline]] become dangerous men. doctrinaires April 20. I am still much impressed with [[strikethrough]] it [[/strikethrough]] our discussion of yesterday and by my deduction of that story of the [[red underline]] Paradox [[/red underline]] in mathematics. Had a joint meeting [[end page]] [[start page]] B 101 with Stratton, Bogert and Milliken in which I showed them my report on [[red underline]] Optical Glass prepared for Naval Board. [[/red underline]] Stratton says it is excellent and my recommendation hit exactly the nail on the head [[strikethrough]] tho [[/strikethrough]] [[red underline]] Bogert and Milliken [[/red underline]] who are less in the habit of handling [[red underline]] practical matters are a little less alive to it [[/red underline]] but cheerfully approve of it. Left in evening train for New York April 21 Albert drove me directly to Yonkers spent all morning dictating letters. [[left margin note]] B 2 h [[/left margin note]] Made official plea with Capt. [[red underline]] Oscar T. Crosby, assistant secretary Treasury to show how absurd is the new tax bill on surplus profits. [[/red underline]] After lunch went to see amateur vaudeville show
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Paradox: i.e. Cantor's Paradox (set theory)