Steve Forbes sits onstage as he is introduced by Kansas State Univeristy President Kirk Schulz prior to delivering the first Landon Lecture of 2015 Monday evening in McCain Auditorium at Kansas State University. (Parker Robb)

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Steve Forbes, Chairman and Editor in Chief of Forbes Media, shakes hands with Kansas State University President Kirk Schulz prior to delivering the first Landon Lecture of 2015 Monday evening in McCain Auditorium at Kansas State University. (Parker Robb)

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Steve Forbes, Chairman and Editor in Chief of Forbes Media, smiles while telling a little bit of his story while delivering the first Landon Lecture of 2015 Monday evening in McCain Auditorium at Kansas State University. (Parker Robb)

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Steve Forbes, Chairman and Editor in Chief of Forbes Media, argues that the main difference between people today and people who lived during the Stone Age is the accumulation of additional knowledge while delivering the first Landon Lecture of 2015 Monday evening in McCain Auditorium at Kansas State University. (Parker Robb)

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Steve Forbes, Chairman and Editor in Chief of Forbes Media, explains how the 9-million-word-long federal income tax code is a large burden on the US economy, arguing that it should be thrown out and a new and simpler code created in the next few years, while delivering the first Landon Lecture of 2015 Monday evening in McCain Auditorium at Kansas State University. (Parker Robb)

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