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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 [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absorb 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.

72:12.3 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 [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_20#20:4._MAGISTERIAL_MISSIONS magisterial] nor [http://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.

72:12.4 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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[[Category: PART III: The History of Urantia]]

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