Ideals certainly make a difference
<p><span word="Nowadays">Nowadays</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="liberate">liberate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="race">race</span>", <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="dismissed">dismissed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="eccentric">eccentric</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="fogy">fogy</span>. </p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="sentiment">sentiment</span>, <span word="once">once</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="catchphrase">catchphrase</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Communists">Communists</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="vocabulary">vocabulary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="today">today</span>. </p><p><span word="Yet">Yet</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ideal">ideal</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="pursued">pursued</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p><span word="Joan">Joan</span> <span word="Hinton">Hinton</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="physicist">physicist</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Manhattan">Manhattan</span> <span word="Project">Project</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="atom">atom</span> <span word="bomb">bomb</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1940<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="died">died</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="June">June</span> 8 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ripe">ripe</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 89. </p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Agricultural">Agricultural</span> <span word="Mechanization">Mechanization</span> <span word="Sciences">Sciences</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="memorial">memorial</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hinton">Hinton</span>, <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="messages">messages</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mourn">mourn</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="passing">passing</span>.</p><p><span word="Hinton">Hinton</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1948 <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="devoted">devoted</span> <span word="herself">herself</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="dairy">dairy</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="machinery">machinery</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="Erwin">Erwin</span> <span word="Engst">Engst</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dairy">dairy</span>-<span word="farming">farming</span> <span word="expert">expert</span>. </p><p><span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="staunch">staunch</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Communist">Communist</span> <span word="revolution">revolution</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="Engst">Engst</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2003, <span word="Hinton">Hinton</span> <span word="insisted">insisted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> - "<span word="has">has</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="liberation">liberation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="race">race</span>" - <span word="be">be</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="obituary">obituary</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Machinery">Machinery</span> <span word="Industry">Industry</span>, <span word="Engst">Engst</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="employer">employer</span>.</p><p><span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="hidebound">hidebound</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="odd">odd</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="ideals">ideals</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contributions">contributions</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="development">development</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="inspired">inspired</span> <span word="many">many</span>. </p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="commentators">commentators</span> <span word="praised">praised</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="worthy">worthy</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="lagged">lagged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="duty">duty</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span>.</p>
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