Lane Pryce apologizes to the Sterling Cooper employees about the disruption to their July 4th plans. He looks longingly out his office window at New York City. He tells Don Draper he's been reading "Tom Sawyer." He seems to identify more with his American co-workers than with his British bosses. Put together, these show Lane may harbor a goal of:.

everyone knows that religion has a dangerous tendency to promote violence. this story is part of the conventional wisdom of western societies, and it underlies many of our institutions and policies, from limits on the public role of religion to efforts to promote democracy in the middle east.

explanation:

the old way of life was represented by superstition, an angry god, and absolute submission to authority. the thinkers of the age of reason ushered in a new way of thinking. this new way championed the accomplishments of humankind. individuals did not have to accept despair. science and reason could bring happiness and progress. kings did not rule by divine right. they had an obligation to their subjects. europeans pondered the implications for nearly a century. americans put them into practice first.

answer; belief perseverance;

answerfacing ostracism from within one's tightly knit community;