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And for this reason , conversation with men is of very great use and travel into foreign countries ; not to bring back ( as most of our young monsieurs do ) an account only of how many paces Santa Rotonda is in circuit ; or of the richness of Signora Livia 's petticoats ; or , as some others , how much Nero 's face , in a statue in such an old ruin , is longer and broader than that made for him on some medal ; but to be able chiefly to give an account of the humors , manners , customs and laws of those nations where he has been , and that we may whet and sharpen our wits by rubbing them against those of others . Let us hold on to that helpfulness as we look to the future – as we sharpen our research mission , as we look to improve our students ' learning outcomes , and as we seek to better align our partnership with the community to improve society with the University 's research and education programs . The events of September 11 , the discovery of terrorist cells in Europe , the potential threat of a terrorist attack on the nation 's critical infrastructure - all of these challenge us to sharpen our focus on protecting Americans from those who could harm us through our food supply . We must continue to sharpen our skills and broaden our political landscape , this to guard against falling prey to the vultures of doom . In the meanwhile we in the newsrooms of the world have done little if anything to sharpen our understanding of how words are being used to manipulate our reports ; how we react to events that are staged to determine what we deem important to cover .