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<FONT SIZE=4><A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://www.rtc.org/david-miscavige.htm">Mr. David Miscavige</A> Chairman of the Board,
<BR>Religious Technology Center
<BR>Opening Address
<BR> In honor of L. Ron Hubbard’s Birthday 1997</FONT>
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<FONT SIZE=-1><I>Page 4 of 20; <A HREF=index.htm>Beginning </A></I></FONT>
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But as a first word on an overview of just what L. Ron Hubbard means to this world, let’s understand that when you have an ultimate truth, you have a force that cuts across all nations, all cultures, all belief systems.
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Because when you have ultimate truth, you don’t have to buy into anything.
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You just view it and apply it.
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As L. Ron Hubbard said, you don’t even necessarily have to believe it.
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And therein lies the real point: To experience the real truth of L. Ron Hubbard’s technology, you must apply it.
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And when you do, you see it invariably works, whether you believed it or not.
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And that’s where the <I><A HREF="page22.htm">Golden Age of Tech</A></I> (technology; see sidebar.) enters the grand scheme of things.
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