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...traditional top hat, striped pants, red sash and morning coat, the President of France is a beloved symbol of republican pomp. He wields no executive power; he cannot initiate or veto legislation. But he can-if the situation demands and permits-counsel, guide and admonish. During France's periodic Cabinet crises, when he must direct the dancelike ritual from which new governments emerge, he seems a heartening symbol of stability. Premiers come and go, but the President remains (for a seven-year term, at least...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Man of Distinction | 11/2/1953 | See Source »

...persecution of Protestants in Colombia [Oct. 5] . . . The Pope is spiritual leader of Catholics all over the world. Why doesn't he punish, or admonish, at least, those of his subjects guilty of these atrocities...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Oct. 26, 1953 | 10/26/1953 | See Source »

Although there are exceptions, this profile is generally accepted by Yale men. They may deplore the fate of the bright successful student who is so loaded down with honors and extra-curricular offices that he forgets the original purposes of the college. They may admonish the too serious student, who is so worried about his behavior and so intent upon examining it that he forgets to enjoy himself. And they may also accuse those who follow Yale's ready-made standards as spiritually deficient. But no one is seriously at odds with the basic Yale institutions...

Author: By Michael Maccoby, | Title: Seventy-Five | 2/10/1953 | See Source »

...minister and left him standing during the audience, or when he snapped at a tutor who was repeating himself: "You said that three days ago." Although his entourage treated him more & more as a King, his father still seemed to regard him as a boy. At lunch, he would admonish Baudouin to take his elbows off the table. One of the rare visitors to Laeken described a day last December when Baudouin arrived late for a luncheon which his frowning father had already held up for 15 minutes. The prince rushed into the room in his general's uniform...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: The Lonely One | 7/30/1951 | See Source »

Among the many voices raised to counsel, berate or admonish the U.S. last week, none rang more determinedly than that of a Quaker who at one time or another has been a pacifist college professor, a Socialist, a nationally known economist, a hardworking politician, and a combat soldier. It was the voice of Illinois' able Senator Paul Douglas, and it was raised in three major speeches and three national radio forums...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: OPINION: Three Strikes & Out | 12/18/1950 | See Source »

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