on 12/9/2002 Bernard Lang, INTERNET:Bernard.Lang_at_inria.fr wrote:
> why not erase all historical mistakes from the history books ... so
> that we can learn only how thing should go, and not how they can go
> wrong.
When is a mistake not wrong?
For example, Speaker Newt Gingrich took the
Weberian position, in demanding a new vision
from the House Science Committee, that the
science bureaucracy is more interested in
the process than in getting results.*
Such accuracy was politically incorrect and
the text was soon stricken. The House
Science committee proceeded with business
as usual.
Was he wrong or simply mistaken?
Best wishes,
Albert Henderson
Former Editor, PUBLISHING RESEARCH QUARTERLY 1994-2000
<70244.1532_at_compuserve.com>
*(Oct. 23, 1997) briefly found at:
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http://www.house.gov/science/gingrich_10_23.htm]
Received on Tue Dec 24 2002 - 11:37:04 GMT