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Tradition is not a valid reason to continue a practice. This concept was the most transformational and valuable of my entire college career. When this sentence was uttered in a political philosophy class, it changed me. When I heard it, I felt as if someone had suddenly thrown a bridge over the moat protecting my most deeply-held beliefs, enabling uncomfortable concepts invade my psyche with little resistance. Mark Jendrysik, PhD, a Professor of Political Science at the University of North Dakota, changed me with an idea.