理想主义的作用

商业：Admittedly, the everyday machinations of business are very such about meeting short-term goals. Yet underpinning these activities is the vision of the company’s CEO-a vision that might extend far beyond mere profit maximization to the ways in which the firm can make a lasting and meaningful contribution to the community, to the broader economy, and to the society as a whole. Without a dream or vision—that is, without strong idealist leadership—a firm can easily be cast about in the sea of commerce without clear direction.

zz：It is idealist—not pragmatists—who sway the masses, incite revolutions, and make political ideology reality. Consider idealists such as America’s founders, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King. Few would disagree that through their ability to inspire others and lift the human spirit they were eminently effective in leading others to effect social change through civil disobedience. Had these idealists concerned themselves with shot-term survival and immediate needs rather than with their notions of an ideal society, the United States and India might still be British colonies, and African Americans might still be relegated to the backs of buses.