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******education

That public education after high school ought to be a privilege and not a right.

High school students' right to confidentiality is of greater value than their parents' right to know.

A liberal arts curriculum is preferable to an employment readiness curriculum in secondary schools.

School censorship of academic material is harmful to the educational development of high school students.

Censorship of student publications by secondary school administrators is justified.

philosophy

The sanctity of life ought to be valued over the quality of life.

Justice should always be tempered by mercy.

Competition is superior to cooperation in achieving excellence.

National interest should be valued over moral principle in the conduct of foreign affairs.

You can't always get what you want. If you try you can get what you need.

There is no meaning to life except the meaning an individual gives it.

It is better to be a dissatisfied Socrates than a satisfied pig.

The artist does more for society than the entrepreneur.

We treasure what we earn above what we are given.

******government vs. law

Laws which protect citizens from themselves are justified.

Capital punishment is justified.

Government that governs least governs best.

Civil disobedience in a democracy is justified.

The spirit of the law ought to take precedence over the letter of the law.

Government by a benevolent dictator is preferable to a democracy.

When an elected representative puts the opinion of his constituency above his personal judgement he fails to serve the public interest.

environment
The development of natural resources ought to be valued above the protection of the environment.

Protecting the environment ought to be a higher governmental priority than encouraging economic growth.

Preserving natural resources for future generations is more important than using them for the present.

******individual vs. society

All citizens ought to perform a period of national service.

Civil disobedience in a democracy is justified.

Human rights ought not be sacrificed for national security interests.

The restriction of civil liberties for the sake of combating terrorism is justified.

When an elected representative puts the opinion of his constituency above his personal judgement he fails to serve the public interest.

Contribution to society is the measure of individual worth.

When in conflict, society's goal of eliminating discrimination ought to transcend an individual's right to participate in exclusive, voluntary associations.

Citizens ought to have the right to bear arms.

Society's obligation to the poor ought to be valued above individual economic freedom.

Human rights ought not be sacrificed for national security interests.

Mandatory drug testing of public officials is justified.

The protection of society's health interests through broad-based mandatory testing for aids ought to be more important than personal privacy rights.

A common culture is of greater value than a pluralistic culture.

The public's right to know outweighs a candidate's right to privacy.

The public's right to know ought to be valued above national security interests.

An individual's freedom of expression is of greater value than social harmony.

Government censorship of individual expression for the good of society is justified.

Hate speech ought to be censored for the good of society.

When in conflict, the right to a free press is a higher priority than the right to a fair trial.

Society is well-served by the maintenance of a separate culture for the deaf.

The pursuit of scientific knowledge ought to be limited by a concern for societal good.

Government has a duty to provide financial support for the arts.

Government have a responsibility to regulate the content of information available to their citizens through the internet.

******and more from other sources:
This house would give it up.
TH holds the youth to be paramount.
TH supports "I'm not changing."
TH would boost the ego.
This house believes that it is more important to give than it is to receive.
TH values peace over fairness.
This house believes in absolute Truth.
The right to die must be protected.
Resolved: that the quality of life does not matter.
Resolved: that dramatic failure is more useful than mild success.
Resolved: the world belongs to those who show up.
We believe in things that go bump in the night.
Resolved: Happiness is a poor index of virtue.
Resolved: love is over-rated.
THW be apathetic.
THBT the end is near.
THBT religion is a crutch for the weak-minded.
Be it resolved that it is better to lead than to follow.
THBT: Bigotry can be treated, but never cured.
THBT: Our reflections are more accurate than our selves.
If at first you don't succeed, quit.
Morality is relative to culture.

Students and teachers should have an equal input into matters concerning school.
Resolved: Requiring uniforms in public primary and secondary schools would be desirable.
Resolved: Increased security measures in public schools are inappropriate.
Resolved: Standardized testing is an inappropriate method of measuring student performance.
Resolved: This House supports home-schooling.
Resolved: National curriculum standards undermine students' education.
TH would teach the teachers.
TH supports prayer in public schools.

This house hates capitalism.
Large-scale corporate mergers do more to harm than help consumers.
Free trade is an appropriate model for the next millennium.

Resolved: that the information age will prove to be a greater threat to the Earth's environment that the industrial age.
TH believes the media forms its own conclusions.
Resolved: The Information Age gives the wrong people too much information.
Advancements in mass communication will promote a better world.
This House believes that the Media has gone too far.
Censorship undermines basic freedoms.
Be it resolved: that hate speech ought to be banned.

Be it resolved that the government that governs least governs best.
Tax tolars should not support bad art.
THBT politics offers yesterday's answers to today's problems.
Civil disobedience is a valid form of protest.
International military intervention in countries with civil unrest is justified.
The debt of the third world should be forgiven.

This House would cure the patients, not the disease.
A patients' bill of rights is necessary.
Random drug testing of elementary and secondary teachers would be desirable.
The ethical cost of selling human eggs outweigh the potential benefits.
This house would return professional sports to the fans.

Resolved that when they conflict, the preservation of the natural environment is more important than the promotion of economic growth.
Resolved: Protection of the environment should take precedence over global development.