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1、"Thegreatnessofindividualscanbedecidedonlybythosewholiveafterthem,notbyapproachtomanufacturingaffordablecarsforthemasses.EvenFordcouldnothavetheircontemporaries."predictedtheimpacthisinnovationswouldhaveontheAmericaneconomyandontheCanaperson'sgreatnessberecognizedon
2、lyinretrospect,bythosewholiveafterthemodernworld.Ontheotherhand,byanymeasure,Microsoft'sBillGateshasmadeanperson,asthespeakermaintains?Inmyviewthespeakerunfairlygeneralizes.InsomeevengreatercontributionthanFord;afterall,Gatesislargelyresponsibleforliftingareas,espec
3、iallythearts,greatnessisoftenrecognizableinitsnascentstages.However,Americantechnologyoutofthedoldrumsduringthe1970storestoreAmericatotheinotherareas,particularlythephysicalsciences,greatnessmustbetestedovertimestatusofeconomicpowerhouseandtechnologicalleaderofthewo
4、rld.Andthisbeforeitcanbeconfirmed.Instillotherareas,suchasbusiness,theincubationperiodcontributionisreadilyrecognizablenow--asitishappening.Ofcourse,theDOSandforgreatnessvariesfromcasetocase.Windowsoperatingsystems,andevenGates'monopoly,mighteventuallybecomeWedonotr
5、equirearear-viewmirrortorecognizeartisticgreatness--whetherinmusic,historicalrelics.Yethisgreatnessisalreadysecured.visualarts,orliterature.Thereasonforthisissimple:artcanbejudgedatfacevalue.Insum,thespeakeroverlooksmanygreatindividuals,particularlyintheartsandinThe
6、re'snothingtobelaterprovedordisproved,affirmedordiscredited,orevenbusiness,whoseachievementswerebroadlyrecognizedasgreatevenduringtheirownimproveduponorrefinedbyfurtherknowledgeornewertechnology.Historyisrepletetime.Nevertheless,othergreatachievements,especiallyscie
7、ntificones,cannotbewithexamplesofartisticgreatnessimmediatelyrecognized,thenlaterconfined.Throughconfirmedassuchwithoutthebenefitofhistoricalperspective.hispatronage,thePoperecognizedMichelangelo'sartisticgreatness,whilethemonarchsofEuropeimmediatelyrecognizedMozart
8、'sgreatnessbygrantinghimtheirmost"Intheageoftelevision,readingbooksisnotasimportantasitoncewas.Peoplecangenerouscommissions.MarkTwainbecam
