Jerry:
>
> -----------------------------------
> | David M. Gordon |
> | |
> | 1944 - 1996 |
> | |
> | High Hopes -- Low Expectations |
> -----------------------------------
>
> I find the inscription puzzling. Yes, David had "high hopes". But, did he
> have "low expectations"? My memory of him in that regard is that he
> expected (and demanded) a lot of himself (first and foremost) and others,
> faculty and students included.
>
What do you think "low
> expectations" means in this context?
It sounds a bit like the classic (Leninist?) injunction to "Pessimism
of the intellect, but optimism of the will" in political activity?
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