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Harnessing the laws of nature—maximum success to governmenteducation, crime, defense, economy, and in every field of governmentalresponsibility, will be historically unprecedented.For the sake of those in every country who suffer from disease, whoare victims of crime, or who are in the grip of poverty, I urge governmentleaders to act immediately to implement the scientific knowledgeand practical programs presented in this book.Those governments that act first will be the most fortunate— thefirst to enjoy freedom from problems and the full support of the governed.Others, who are slow to take advantage of these solutions, willultimately be replaced by those that will.Now is the time to reap the fruit of knowledge—to base governmentpolicy on the most profound discoveries of twentieth century scienceand the most advanced technologies for the full development ofhuman consciousness. Now, governments can gain alliance with theinvincible, evolutionary power of natural law, and thus bring nationalself-sufficiency, invincibility, freedom from crime and disease, andunprecedented prosperity and fulfilling progress to the nation.ReferencesAbrams, A. I. (1972). Paired-associate learning and recall: A pilot study of theTranscendental Meditation program. Graduate Department of Education,University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California.Alexander, C. N. (1982). The effects of the Transcendental Meditationtechnique on recidivism: A retrospective archival analysis,Department of Psychology and Social Relations. Harvard University,Cambridge, Massachusetts, Dissertation Abstracts International,43 539B.Alexander, C. N., Davies, J. L., Dixon, C. A., Dillbeck, M. C., Oetzel,R. M., Druker, S. M., Muehlman, J. M., & Orme-Johnson, D.W. (1990). Growth of higher stages of consciousness: Maharishi’sVedic psychology of human development. In C. N. Alexanderand E.J. Langer (eds) Higher Stages of Human Development:Perspectives on Adult Growth. New York: Oxford University Press.Alexander, C. N., Rainforth, M. V., Gelderloos, P. (1991). TranscendentalMeditation, self-actualization, and psychological health: Aconceptual overview and statistical meta-analysis. Journal of SocialBehavior and Personality, 6(5) 189–247.217