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Old January 27th 04, 02:55 AM
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In article om, "Dee D.
Flint" writes:

"N2EY" wrote in message
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In article om, "Dee D.
Flint" writes:

Although new versus old does cause friction, the balance is still needed.
The new bring fresh enthusiasm and new ideas. The old have the

experience
to weigh these ideas and modify them so they will work or to spot ideas

that
have been tried in the past and known to fail. We need both old and new.


Well said, Dee!

There's also the need to recognize that newer is not always better, yet if
you never try anyhting different you may never get anything different.

"The art of progress is to preserve order amid change and to preserve

change
amid order." - Alfred North Whitehead

73 de Jim, N2EY


The quote says it even better though.

Agreed. That's why I included it.

You would probably not believe where I first heard that quote, btw.

73 de Jim, N2EY

"The art of progress is to preserve order amid change and to preserve
change amid order." - Alfred North Whitehead