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==72:1. THE CONTINENTAL NATION==

==72:1. THE CONTINENTAL NATION==

72:1.1 Notwithstanding all these [[planetary]] [[handicaps]] a very superior [[civilization]] is [[evolving]] on an isolated [[continent]] about the size of [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia Australia]. This nation numbers about 140 million. Its people are a mixed race, predominantly [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_64 blue and yellow], having a slightly greater [[proportion]] of [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_78 violet] than the so-called [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_80#PAPER_80:_ANDITE_EXPANSION_IN_THE_OCCIDENT white race] of [[Urantia]]. These [[different]] [[races]] are not yet fully blended, but they fraternize and socialize very acceptably. The [[average]] length of life on this continent is now ninety years, fifteen per cent higher than that of any other people on the [[planet]].

72:1.1 Notwithstanding all these [[planetary]] [[handicaps]] a very superior [[civilization]] is [[evolving]] on an isolated [[continent]] about the size of [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia Australia]. This nation numbers about 140 million. Its people are a mixed race, predominantly [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_64 blue and yellow], having a slightly greater [[proportion]] of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_78 violet] than the so-called [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_80#PAPER_80:_ANDITE_EXPANSION_IN_THE_OCCIDENT white race] of [[Urantia]]. These [[different]] [[races]] are not yet fully blended, but they fraternize and socialize very acceptably. The [[average]] length of life on this continent is now ninety years, fifteen per cent higher than that of any other people on the [[planet]].

72:1.2 The [[industrial]] [[mechanism]] of this [[nation]] enjoys a certain great advantage derived from the [[unique]] [[topography]] of the [[continent]]. The high [[mountains]], on which heavy rains fall eight months in the year, are situated at the very [[center]] of the country. This [[natural]] arrangement [[favors]] the utilization of [[water]] [[power]] and greatly [[facilitates]] the irrigation of the more arid western quarter of the continent.

72:1.2 The [[industrial]] [[mechanism]] of this [[nation]] enjoys a certain great advantage derived from the [[unique]] [[topography]] of the [[continent]]. The high [[mountains]], on which heavy rains fall eight months in the year, are situated at the very [[center]] of the country. This [[natural]] arrangement [[favors]] the utilization of [[water]] [[power]] and greatly [[facilitates]] the irrigation of the more arid western quarter of the continent.

72:1.3 These people are [[self]]-[[sustaining]], that is, they can live indefinitely without importing anything from the [[surrounding]] [[nations]]. Their [[natural]] [[resources]] are replete, and by [[scientific]] [[techniques]] they have learned how to [[compensate]] for their deficiencies in the [[essentials]] of life. They enjoy a brisk domestic [[commerce]] but have little foreign trade owing to the [[universal]] hostility of their less [[progressive]] [[neighbors]].

72:1.3 These people are [[self]]-[[sustaining]], that is, they can live indefinitely without importing anything from the [[surrounding]] [[nations]]. Their [[natural]] [[resources]] are replete, and by [[scientific]] [[techniques]] they have learned how to [[compensate]] for their deficiencies in the [[essentials]] of life. They enjoy a brisk domestic [[commerce]] but have little foreign trade owing to the [[universal]] hostility of their less [[progressive]] [[neighbors]].

72:1.4 This [[continental]] [[nation]], in general, followed the [[evolutionary]] [[trend]] of the [[planet]]: The [[development]] from the [[tribal]] [[stage]] to the [[appearance]] of strong rulers and [[kings]] occupied thousands of years. The unconditional monarchs were succeeded by many [[different]] [[orders]] of [[government]]—abortive republics, communal states, and dictators came and went in endless profusion. This [[growth]] continued until about five hundred years ago when, during a [[politically]] fermenting period, one of the nation's powerful dictator-triumvirs had a [[change]] of [[heart]]. He [[volunteered]] to [[abdicate]] upon condition that one of the other rulers, the baser of the remaining two, also vacate his dictatorship. Thus was the [[sovereignty]] of the [[continent]] placed in the hands of one ruler. The unified [[state]] progressed under strong [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy monarchial] rule for over one hundred years, during which there evolved a masterful charter of [[liberty]].

72:1.4 This [[continental]] [[nation]], in general, followed the [[evolutionary]] [[trend]] of the [[planet]]: The [[development]] from the [[tribal]] [[stage]] to the [[appearance]] of strong rulers and [[kings]] occupied thousands of years. The unconditional monarchs were succeeded by many [[different]] [[orders]] of [[government]]—abortive republics, communal states, and dictators came and went in endless profusion. This [[growth]] continued until about five hundred years ago when, during a [[politically]] fermenting period, one of the nation's powerful dictator-triumvirs had a [[change]] of [[heart]]. He [[volunteered]] to [[abdicate]] upon condition that one of the other rulers, the baser of the remaining two, also vacate his dictatorship. Thus was the [[sovereignty]] of the [[continent]] placed in the hands of one ruler. The unified [[state]] progressed under strong [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy monarchial] rule for over one hundred years, during which there evolved a masterful charter of [[liberty]].

72:1.5 The subsequent [[transition]] from [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy monarchy] to a [[representative]] [[form]] of [[government]] was [[gradual]], the [[kings]] remaining as mere [[social]] or sentimental figureheads, finally disappearing when the [[male]] line of descent ran out. The present republic has now been in [[existence]] just two hundred years, during which time there has been a continuous [[progression]] toward the [[governmental]] [[techniques]] about to be narrated, the last [[developments]] in [[industrial]] and [[political]] realms having been made within the past decade.

72:1.5 The subsequent [[transition]] from [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy monarchy] to a [[representative]] [[form]] of [[government]] was [[gradual]], the [[kings]] remaining as mere [[social]] or sentimental figureheads, finally disappearing when the [[male]] line of descent ran out. The present republic has now been in [[existence]] just two hundred years, during which time there has been a continuous [[progression]] toward the [[governmental]] [[techniques]] about to be narrated, the last [[developments]] in [[industrial]] and [[political]] realms having been made within the past decade.

==72:2. POLITICAL ORGANIZATION==

==72:2. POLITICAL ORGANIZATION==

72:3.4 These people regard the [[home]] as the basic [[institution]] of their [[civilization]]. It is expected that the most valuable part of a child's [[education]] and [[character]] [[training]] will be secured from his [[parents]] and at [[home]], and [[fathers]] [[devote]] almost as much [[attention]] to [[child]] [[culture]] as do [[mothers]].

72:3.4 These people regard the [[home]] as the basic [[institution]] of their [[civilization]]. It is expected that the most valuable part of a child's [[education]] and [[character]] [[training]] will be secured from his [[parents]] and at [[home]], and [[fathers]] [[devote]] almost as much [[attention]] to [[child]] [[culture]] as do [[mothers]].

72:3.5 All [[sex]] instruction is [[administered]] in the [[home]] by [[parents]] or by legal guardians. [[Moral]] instruction is offered by [[teachers]] during the rest periods in the school shops, but not so with [[religious]] [[training]], which is deemed to be the exclusive [[privilege]] of [[parents]], [[religion]] being looked upon as an integral part of [[home]] life. [[Purely]] [[religious]] instruction is given [[publicly]] only in the [[temples]] of [[philosophy]], no such exclusively religious [[institutions]] as the [[Urantia]] churches having developed among this people. In their [[philosophy]], [[religion]] is the striving to know [[God]] and to [[manifest]] [[love]] for one's fellows through [[service]] for them, but this is not typical of the [[religious]] [[status]] of the other nations on this [[planet]]. [[Religion]] is so entirely a [[family]] matter among these people that there are no [[public]] places devoted exclusively to religious assembly. [[Politically]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separation_of_church_and_state church and state], as Urantians are wont to say, are entirely separate, but there is a strange overlapping of [[religion]] and [[philosophy]].

72:3.5 All [[sex]] instruction is [[administered]] in the [[home]] by [[parents]] or by legal guardians. [[Moral]] instruction is offered by [[teachers]] during the rest periods in the school shops, but not so with [[religious]] [[training]], which is deemed to be the exclusive [[privilege]] of [[parents]], [[religion]] being looked upon as an integral part of [[home]] life. [[Purely]] [[religious]] instruction is given [[publicly]] only in the [[temples]] of [[philosophy]], no such exclusively religious [[institutions]] as the [[Urantia]] churches having developed among this people. In their [[philosophy]], [[religion]] is the striving to know [[God]] and to [[manifest]] [[love]] for one's fellows through [[service]] for them, but this is not typical of the [[religious]] [[status]] of the other nations on this [[planet]]. [[Religion]] is so entirely a [[family]] matter among these people that there are no [[public]] places devoted exclusively to religious assembly. [[Politically]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separation_of_church_and_state church and state], as Urantians are wont to say, are entirely separate, but there is a strange overlapping of [[religion]] and [[philosophy]].

72:3.6 Until twenty years ago the [[spiritual]] [[teachers]] (comparable to [[Urantia]] [[Priests|pastors]]), who visit each [[family]] periodically to [[examine]] the [[children]] to ascertain if they have been properly instructed by their [[parents]], were under governmental supervision. These spiritual advisers and examiners are now under the direction of the newly created ''Foundation of Spiritual Progress'', an [[institution]] supported by [[voluntary]] contributions. Possibly this [[institution]] may not further evolve until after the arrival of a [[Paradise]] [[Magisterial Son]].

72:3.6 Until twenty years ago the [[spiritual]] [[teachers]] (comparable to [[Urantia]] [[Priests|pastors]]), who visit each [[family]] periodically to [[examine]] the [[children]] to ascertain if they have been properly instructed by their [[parents]], were under governmental supervision. These spiritual advisers and examiners are now under the direction of the newly created ''Foundation of Spiritual Progress'', an [[institution]] supported by [[voluntary]] contributions. Possibly this [[institution]] may not further evolve until after the arrival of a [[Paradise]] [[Magisterial Son]].

==72:4. THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM==

==72:4. THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM==

72:4.1 The [[educational]] [[system]] of this [[nation]] is [[compulsory]] and coeducational in the precollege schools that the student attends from the ages of five to eighteen. These schools are vastly [[different]] from those of [[Urantia]]. There are no classrooms, only one [[study]] is pursued at a time, and after the first three years all [[pupils]] become assistant [[teachers]], instructing those below them. [[Books]] are used only to secure [[information]] that will assist in solving the [[problems]] arising in the school shops and on the school farms. Much of the furniture used on the [[continent]] and the many [[mechanical]] contrivances—this is a great age of [[invention]] and mechanization—are produced in these shops. Adjacent to each shop is a working [[library]] where the [[student]] may consult the [[necessary]] [[reference]] [[books]]. [[Agriculture]] and [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horticulture horticulture] are also taught throughout the entire [[educational]] period on the extensive farms adjoining every local school.

72:4.1 The [[educational]] [[system]] of this [[nation]] is [[compulsory]] and coeducational in the precollege schools that the student attends from the ages of five to eighteen. These schools are vastly [[different]] from those of [[Urantia]]. There are no classrooms, only one [[study]] is pursued at a time, and after the first three years all [[pupils]] become assistant [[teachers]], instructing those below them. [[Books]] are used only to secure [[information]] that will assist in solving the [[problems]] arising in the school shops and on the school farms. Much of the furniture used on the [[continent]] and the many [[mechanical]] contrivances—this is a great age of [[invention]] and mechanization—are produced in these shops. Adjacent to each shop is a working [[library]] where the [[student]] may consult the [[necessary]] [[reference]] [[books]]. [[Agriculture]] and [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horticulture horticulture] are also taught throughout the entire [[educational]] period on the extensive farms adjoining every local school.

72:4.2 The feeble-minded are [[trained]] only in [[agriculture]] and [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_husbandry animal husbandry], and are committed for life to special custodial colonies where they are [[segregated]] by [[sex]] to prevent [[parenthood]], which is denied all subnormals. These restrictive [[measures]] have been in operation for seventy-five years; the commitment [[decrees]] are handed down by the [[parental]] [[courts]].

72:4.2 The feeble-minded are [[trained]] only in [[agriculture]] and [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_husbandry animal husbandry], and are committed for life to special custodial colonies where they are [[segregated]] by [[sex]] to prevent [[parenthood]], which is denied all subnormals. These restrictive [[measures]] have been in operation for seventy-five years; the commitment [[decrees]] are handed down by the [[parental]] [[courts]].

72:4.3 Everyone takes one month's [[vacation]] each year. The precollege schools are conducted for nine months out of the year of ten, the [[vacation]] being spent with [[parents]] or [[friends]] in [[travel]]. This [[travel]] is a part of the adult-[[education]] program and is continued throughout a lifetime, the funds for meeting such expenses being accumulated by the same [[methods]] as those employed in old-age insurance.

72:4.3 Everyone takes one month's [[vacation]] each year. The precollege schools are conducted for nine months out of the year of ten, the [[vacation]] being spent with [[parents]] or [[friends]] in [[travel]]. This [[travel]] is a part of the adult-[[education]] program and is continued throughout a lifetime, the funds for meeting such expenses being accumulated by the same [[methods]] as those employed in old-age insurance.

72:5.7 Two hundred years ago the [[profit]] [[motive]] was wholly [[dominant]] in [[industry]], but today it is being rapidly displaced by other and higher driving [[forces]]. [[Competition]] is keen on this [[continent]], but much of it has been [[transferred]] from [[industry]] to [[play]], [[skill]], [[scientific]] achievement, and [[intellectual]] [[attainment]]. It is most [[active]] in [[social]] [[service]] and [[governmental]] [[loyalty]]. Among this [[people]] [[public]] [[service]] is rapidly becoming the chief goal of [[ambition]]. The richest man on the [[continent]] works six hours a day in the office of his machine shop and then hastens over to the local branch of the school of [[statesmanship]], where he seeks to [[qualify]] for [[public]] [[service]].

72:5.7 Two hundred years ago the [[profit]] [[motive]] was wholly [[dominant]] in [[industry]], but today it is being rapidly displaced by other and higher driving [[forces]]. [[Competition]] is keen on this [[continent]], but much of it has been [[transferred]] from [[industry]] to [[play]], [[skill]], [[scientific]] achievement, and [[intellectual]] [[attainment]]. It is most [[active]] in [[social]] [[service]] and [[governmental]] [[loyalty]]. Among this [[people]] [[public]] [[service]] is rapidly becoming the chief goal of [[ambition]]. The richest man on the [[continent]] works six hours a day in the office of his machine shop and then hastens over to the local branch of the school of [[statesmanship]], where he seeks to [[qualify]] for [[public]] [[service]].

72:5.8 [[Labor]] is becoming more [[honorable]] on this [[continent]], and all able-bodied [[citizens]] over eighteen work either at [[home]] and on farms, at some recognized [[industry]], on the [[public]] works where the temporarily unemployed are [[absorbed]], or else in the corps of [[compulsory]] laborers in the mines.

72:5.8 [[Labor]] is becoming more [[honorable]] on this [[continent]], and all able-bodied [[citizens]] over eighteen work either at [[home]] and on farms, at some recognized [[industry]], on the [[public]] works where the temporarily unemployed are [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absorb absorbed], or else in the corps of [[compulsory]] laborers in the mines.

72:5.9 These [[people]] are also beginning to foster a new [[form]] of [[social]] [[disgust]]—disgust for both idleness and unearned [[wealth]]. Slowly but certainly they are conquering their [[machines]]. Once they, too, struggled for [[political]] [[liberty]] and subsequently for [[economic]] [[freedom]]. Now are they entering upon the [[enjoyment]] of both while in addition they are beginning to [[appreciate]] their well-earned [[leisure]], which can be [[devoted]] to increased [[self-realization]].

72:5.9 These [[people]] are also beginning to foster a new [[form]] of [[social]] [[disgust]]—disgust for both idleness and unearned [[wealth]]. Slowly but certainly they are conquering their [[machines]]. Once they, too, struggled for [[political]] [[liberty]] and subsequently for [[economic]] [[freedom]]. Now are they entering upon the [[enjoyment]] of both while in addition they are beginning to [[appreciate]] their well-earned [[leisure]], which can be [[devoted]] to increased [[self-realization]].

72:6.2 Among this people all [[persons]] must retire from gainful pursuit at sixty-five unless they secure a permit from the [[state]] labor commissioner which will entitle them to remain at [[work]] until the age of seventy. This age [[limit]] does not apply to [[government]] servants or [[philosophers]]. The [[physically]] disabled or permanently crippled can be placed on the retired list at any age by [[court]] order countersigned by the pension commissioner of the regional [[government]].

72:6.2 Among this people all [[persons]] must retire from gainful pursuit at sixty-five unless they secure a permit from the [[state]] labor commissioner which will entitle them to remain at [[work]] until the age of seventy. This age [[limit]] does not apply to [[government]] servants or [[philosophers]]. The [[physically]] disabled or permanently crippled can be placed on the retired list at any age by [[court]] order countersigned by the pension commissioner of the regional [[government]].

72:6.3 The funds for old-age [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pension pensions] are derived from four sources:

72:6.3 The funds for old-age [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pension pensions] are derived from four sources:

72:6.4 1. One day's earnings each month are requisitioned by the federal [[government]] for this [[purpose]], and in this country everybody works.

72:6.4 1. One day's earnings each month are requisitioned by the federal [[government]] for this [[purpose]], and in this country everybody works.

72:6.5 2. Bequests—many [[wealth]]y [[citizens]] leave funds for this [[purpose]].

72:6.5 2. Bequests—many [[wealth]]y [[citizens]] leave funds for this [[purpose]].

72:6.6 3. The earnings of compulsory labor in the [[state]] [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/MInes mines]. After the conscript workers [[support]] themselves and set aside their own retirement contributions, all excess [[profits]] on their labor are turned over to this pension fund.

72:6.6 3. The earnings of compulsory labor in the [[state]] [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/MInes mines]. After the conscript workers [[support]] themselves and set aside their own retirement contributions, all excess [[profits]] on their labor are turned over to this pension fund.

72:6.7 4. The income from [[natural]] [[resources]]. All natural [[wealth]] on the continent is held as a [[social]] [[trust]] by the [[federal]] [[government]], and the income therefrom is utilized for [[social]] [[purposes]], such as [[disease]] prevention, [[education]] of [[genius]]es, and expenses of especially promising [[individuals]] in the [[statesmanship]] schools. One half of the income from [[natural]] [[resources]] goes to the old-age pension fund.

72:6.7 4. The income from [[natural]] [[resources]]. All natural [[wealth]] on the continent is held as a [[social]] [[trust]] by the [[federal]] [[government]], and the income therefrom is utilized for [[social]] [[purposes]], such as [[disease]] prevention, [[education]] of [[genius]]es, and expenses of especially promising [[individuals]] in the [[statesmanship]] schools. One half of the income from [[natural]] [[resources]] goes to the old-age pension fund.

==72:7. TAXATION==

==72:7. TAXATION==

72:7.1 The [[federal]] [[government]] is paternalistic only in the [[administration]] of old-age [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pension pensions] and in the fostering of [[genius]] and [[creative]] [[originality]]; the state [[governments]] are slightly more concerned with the [[individual]] [[citizen]], while the local governments are much more paternalistic or [[socialistic]]. The [[city]] (or some subdivision thereof) concerns itself with such matters as [[health]], [[sanitation]], building regulations, beautification, [[water]] supply, lighting, [[heating]], [[recreation]], [[music]], and [[communication]].

72:7.1 The [[federal]] [[government]] is paternalistic only in the [[administration]] of old-age [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pension pensions] and in the fostering of [[genius]] and [[creative]] [[originality]]; the state [[governments]] are slightly more concerned with the [[individual]] [[citizen]], while the local governments are much more paternalistic or [[socialistic]]. The [[city]] (or some subdivision thereof) concerns itself with such matters as [[health]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanitation sanitation], building regulations, beautification, [[water]] supply, lighting, [[heating]], [[recreation]], [[music]], and [[communication]].

72:7.2 In all [[industry]] first [[attention]] is paid to [[health]]; certain phases of [[physical]] well-being are regarded as [[industrial]] and [[community]] [[prerogatives]], but [[individual]] and [[family]] [[health]] [[problems]] are matters of [[personal]] concern only. In [[medicine]], as in all other [[purely]] [[personal]] matters, it is increasingly the [[plan]] of [[government]] to refrain from interfering.

72:7.2 In all [[industry]] first [[attention]] is paid to [[health]]; certain phases of [[physical]] well-being are regarded as [[industrial]] and [[community]] [[prerogatives]], but [[individual]] and [[family]] [[health]] [[problems]] are matters of [[personal]] concern only. In [[medicine]], as in all other [[purely]] [[personal]] matters, it is increasingly the [[plan]] of [[government]] to refrain from interfering.

72:7.6 There is little or no [[uniformity]] among the [[taxation]] [[schemes]] of the one hundred comparatively [[free]] and [[sovereign]] states as [[economic]] and other conditions vary greatly in [[different]] sections of the [[continent]]. Every state has ten basic [[constitutional]] provisions which cannot be [[modified]] except by consent of the [[federal]] supreme [[court]], and one of these articles prevents levying a [[tax]] of more than one per cent on the [[value]] of any property in any one year, homesites, whether in [[city]] or country, being exempted.

72:7.6 There is little or no [[uniformity]] among the [[taxation]] [[schemes]] of the one hundred comparatively [[free]] and [[sovereign]] states as [[economic]] and other conditions vary greatly in [[different]] sections of the [[continent]]. Every state has ten basic [[constitutional]] provisions which cannot be [[modified]] except by consent of the [[federal]] supreme [[court]], and one of these articles prevents levying a [[tax]] of more than one per cent on the [[value]] of any property in any one year, homesites, whether in [[city]] or country, being exempted.

72:7.7 The [[federal]] [[government]] cannot go in [[debt]], and a three-fourths [[referendum]] is required before any state can borrow except for [[purposes]] of [[war]]. Since the [[federal]] [[government]] cannot incur [[debt]], in the event of war the ''National Council of Defense'' is empowered to [[Tax|assess]] the states for [[money]], as well as for [[men]] and [[materials]], as it may be required. But no [[debt]] may run for more than twenty-five years.

72:7.7 The [[federal]] [[government]] cannot go in [[debt]], and a three-fourths [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Referendum referendum] is required before any state can borrow except for [[purposes]] of [[war]]. Since the [[federal]] [[government]] cannot incur [[debt]], in the event of war the ''National Council of Defense'' is empowered to [[Tax|assess]] the states for [[money]], as well as for [[men]] and [[materials]], as it may be required. But no [[debt]] may run for more than twenty-five years.

72:7.8 Income to [[support]] the [[federal]] [[government]] is derived from the following five sources:

72:7.8 Income to [[support]] the [[federal]] [[government]] is derived from the following five sources:

72:7.9 1. ''Import duties''. All imports are subject to a tariff designed to protect the [[standard]] of living on this [[continent]], which is far above that of any other nation on the [[planet]]. These tariffs are set by the highest industrial [[court]] after both houses of the industrial congress have ratified the recommendations of the chief executive of [[economic]] affairs, who is the joint appointee of these two [[legislative]] bodies. The upper industrial house is elected by labor, the lower by [[capital]].

72:7.9 1. ''Import duties''. All imports are subject to a tariff designed to protect the [[standard]] of living on this [[continent]], which is far above that of any other nation on the [[planet]]. These tariffs are set by the highest industrial [[court]] after both houses of the industrial congress have ratified the recommendations of the chief executive of [[economic]] affairs, who is the joint appointee of these two [[legislative]] bodies. The upper industrial house is elected by labor, the lower by [[capital]].

72:7.10 2. ''Royalties''. The [[federal]] [[government]] [[encourages]] [[invention]] and [[original]] [[creations]] in the ten regional [[laboratories]], assisting all types of ''geniuses''—artists, [[authors]], and [[scientists]]—and protecting their [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patents patents]. In return the [[government]] takes one half the [[profits]] realized from all such [[inventions]] and [[creations]], whether pertaining to [[machines]], [[books]], artistry, [[plants]], or [[animals]].

72:7.10 2. ''Royalties''. The [[federal]] [[government]] [[encourages]] [[invention]] and [[original]] [[creations]] in the ten regional [[laboratories]], assisting all types of ''geniuses''—artists, [[authors]], and [[scientists]]—and protecting their [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patents patents]. In return the [[government]] takes one half the [[profits]] realized from all such [[inventions]] and [[creations]], whether pertaining to [[machines]], [[books]], artistry, [[plants]], or [[animals]].

72:7.11 3. ''Inheritance tax''. The [[federal]] [[government]] levies a graduated inheritance [[tax]] ranging from one to fifty per cent, depending on the size of an estate as well as on other conditions.

72:7.11 3. ''Inheritance tax''. The [[federal]] [[government]] levies a graduated inheritance [[tax]] ranging from one to fifty per cent, depending on the size of an estate as well as on other conditions.

72:9.7 Thus, except in the [[election]] of the chief executive, [[suffrage]] is exercised by [[economic]], [[professional]], [[intellectual]], and [[social]] groupings of the [[citizenry]]. The [[ideal]] [[state]] is [[organic]], and every free and [[intelligent]] [[group]] of [[citizens]] [[represents]] a vital and [[functioning]] organ within the larger [[governmental]] [[organism]].

72:9.7 Thus, except in the [[election]] of the chief executive, [[suffrage]] is exercised by [[economic]], [[professional]], [[intellectual]], and [[social]] groupings of the [[citizenry]]. The [[ideal]] [[state]] is [[organic]], and every free and [[intelligent]] [[group]] of [[citizens]] [[represents]] a vital and [[functioning]] organ within the larger [[governmental]] [[organism]].

72:9.8 The schools of [[statesmanship]] have [[power]] to start [[proceedings]] in the state [[courts]] looking toward the disenfranchisement of any [[Degenerate|defective]], idle, indifferent, or [[criminal]] [[individual]]. These people [[recognize]] that, when fifty per cent of a nation is inferior or defective and [[possesses]] the ballot, such a nation is [[doomed]]. They believe the [[dominance]] of [[mediocrity]] spells the downfall of any [[nation]]. Voting is [[compulsory]], heavy fines being assessed against all who fail to cast their ballots.

72:9.8 The schools of [[statesmanship]] have [[power]] to start [[proceedings]] in the state [[courts]] looking toward the disenfranchisement of any [[Degenerate|defective]], idle, indifferent, or [[criminal]] [[individual]]. These people [[recognize]] that, when fifty per cent of a nation is inferior or defective and [[possesses]] the ballot, such a nation is [[doomed]]. They believe the [[dominance]] of [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mediocre mediocrity] spells the downfall of any [[nation]]. Voting is [[compulsory]], heavy fines being assessed against all who fail to cast their ballots.

==72:10. DEALING WITH CRIME==

==72:10. DEALING WITH CRIME==

72:10.1 The [[methods]] of this [[people]] in dealing with [[crime]], insanity, and [[degeneracy]], while in some ways pleasing, will, no doubt, in others prove shocking to most [[Urantia]]ns. Ordinary criminals and the defectives are placed, by [[Gender|sexes]], in [[different]] [[agricultural]] colonies and are more than [[self]]-[[supporting]]. The more serious habitual [[criminals]] and the incurably insane are sentenced to [[death]] in the lethal gas chambers by the [[courts]]. Numerous [[crimes]] aside from [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder murder], including [[betrayal]] of [[governmental]] [[trust]], also carry the death penalty, and the visitation of [[justice]] is sure and swift.

72:10.1 The [[methods]] of this [[people]] in dealing with [[crime]], insanity, and [[degeneracy]], while in some ways pleasing, will, no doubt, in others prove shocking to most [[Urantia]]ns. Ordinary criminals and the defectives are placed, by [[Gender|sexes]], in [[different]] [[agricultural]] colonies and are more than [[self]]-[[supporting]]. The more serious habitual [[criminals]] and the incurably insane are sentenced to [[death]] in the lethal gas chambers by the [[courts]]. Numerous [[crimes]] aside from [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder murder], including [[betrayal]] of [[governmental]] [[trust]], also carry the death penalty, and the visitation of [[justice]] is sure and swift.

72:10.2 These people are passing out of the [[negative]] into the positive era of [[law]]. Recently they have gone so far as to attempt the prevention of [[crime]] by sentencing those who are believed to be [[potential]] murderers and major [[criminals]] to life service in the [[detention]] colonies. If such convicts subsequently [[demonstrate]] that they have become more [[normal]], they may be either paroled or pardoned. The homicide rate on this [[continent]] is only one per cent of that among the other nations.

72:10.2 These people are passing out of the [[negative]] into the positive era of [[law]]. Recently they have gone so far as to attempt the prevention of [[crime]] by sentencing those who are believed to be [[potential]] murderers and major [[criminals]] to life service in the [[detention]] colonies. If such convicts subsequently [[demonstrate]] that they have become more [[normal]], they may be either paroled or pardoned. The homicide rate on this [[continent]] is only one per cent of that among the other nations.

==72:12. THE OTHER NATIONS==

==72:12. THE OTHER NATIONS==

72:12.1 Although the society and government of this unique people are in many respects superior to those of the Urantia nations, it should be stated that on the other continents (there are eleven on this planet) the governments are decidedly inferior to the more advanced nations of Urantia.

72:12.1 Although the [[society]] and [[government]] of this [[unique]] [[people]] are in many respects superior to those of the [[Urantia]] nations, it should be stated that on the other [[continents]] (there are eleven on this [[planet]]) the [[governments]] are decidedly inferior to the more advanced nations of [[Urantia]].

72:12.2 Just now this superior government is planning to establish ambassadorial relations with the inferior peoples, and for the first time a great religious leader has arisen who advocates the sending of missionaries to these surrounding nations. We fear they are about to make the mistake that so many others have made when they have endeavored to force a superior culture and religion upon other races. What a wonderful thing could be done on this world if this continental nation of advanced culture would only go out and bring to itself the best of the neighboring peoples and then, after educating them, send them back as emissaries of culture to their benighted brethren! Of course, if a Magisterial Son should soon come to this advanced nation, great things could quickly happen on this world.

72:12.2 Just now this superior [[government]] is planning to [[establish]] [[ambassadorial]] [[relations]] with the inferior peoples, and for the first time a great [[religious]] [[leader]] has arisen who [[advocates]] the sending of missionaries to these [[surrounding]] nations. We [[fear]] they are about to make the mistake that so many others have made when they have endeavored to force a superior [[culture]] and [[religion]] upon other [[races]]. What a [[wonderful]] thing could be done on this world if this [[continental]] [[nation]] of advanced [[culture]] would only go out and bring to itself the best of the neighboring peoples and then, after [[educating]] them, send them back as [[emissaries]] of [[culture]] to their benighted brethren! Of course, if a [[Magisterial Son]] should soon come to this advanced [[nation]], great things could quickly happen on this world.

72:12.3 This recital of the affairs of a neighboring planet is made by special permission with the intent of advancing civilization and augmenting governmental evolution on Urantia. Much more could be narrated that would no doubt interest and intrigue Urantians, but this disclosure covers the limits of our permissive mandate.

72:12.3 This recital of the affairs of a [[neighboring]] [[planet]] is made by special permission with the [[intent]] of advancing [[civilization]] and augmenting [[governmental]] [[evolution]] on [[Urantia]]. Much more could be [[narrated]] that would no doubt interest and intrigue Urantians, but this disclosure covers the limits of our permissive [[mandate]].

72:12.4 Urantians should, however, take note that their sister sphere in the Satania family has benefited by neither magisterial nor bestowal missions of the Paradise Sons. Neither are the various peoples of Urantia set off from each other by such disparity of culture as separates the continental nation from its planetary fellows.

72:12.4 Urantians should, however, take note that their sister [[sphere]] in the [[Satania]] [[family]] has benefited by neither [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_20#20:4._MAGISTERIAL_MISSIONS magisterial] nor [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_20#20:5._BESTOWAL_OF_THE_PARADISE_SONS_OF_GOD bestowal missions] of the [[Paradise Sons]]. Neither are the various peoples of [[Urantia]] set off from each other by such disparity of [[culture]] as separates the [[continental]] nation from its [[planetary]] fellows.

72:12.5 The pouring out of the Spirit of Truth provides the spiritual foundation for the realization of great achievements in the interests of the human race of the bestowal world. Urantia is therefore far better prepared for the more immediate realization of a planetary government with its laws, mechanisms, symbols, conventions, and language—all of which could contribute so mightily to the establishment of world-wide peace under law and could lead to the sometime dawning of a real age of spiritual striving; and such an age is the planetary threshold to the utopian ages of light and life.

72:12.5 The pouring out of the [[Spirit of Truth]] provides the [[spiritual]] [[foundation]] for the [[realization]] of great achievements in the interests of the [[human]] [[race]] of the bestowal world. [[Urantia]] is therefore far better [[prepared]] for the more [[immediate]] [[realization]] of a [[planetary]] [[government]] with its [[laws]], [[mechanisms]], [[symbols]], [[conventions]], and [[language]]—all of which could [[contribute]] so mightily to the [[establishment]] of world-wide [[peace]] under [[law]] and could lead to the sometime [[dawning]] of a real age of [[spiritual]] striving; and such an age is the [[planetary]] [[threshold]] to the [[utopian]] ages of [[light and life]].

72:12.6 Presented by a [[Melchizedek]] of [[Nebadon]].

72:12.6 Presented by a [[Melchizedek]] of [[Nebadon]].

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