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...Austria, Luxemburg and Hungary, election results showed tremendous new vitality in parties akin to M.R.P. In Norway and Denmark similar groups, with a Lutheran instead of a Catholic background, also showed gains. In Italy, although no election had been held, the same strengthening of the center was registered by the choice of Christian Democrat Alcide de Gasperi to form a new Cabinet...
...witness said: "Claude's mentality is that of the inventor, which is closely akin to a paranoiac mentality as shown by errors of judgment, exaltation of one's personality, pride and vanity and social inadaptability...
...date is the man's show. The almost pathetic eagerness of the girl who gets a date is apt to have a dangerous effect on the tenderer side of a susceptible male, "and Pity," warn the sages, "is akin to Love." Nevertheless, a strong man can hold his own. Flowers are undeniably a luxury. One who busy a corsage may be taken seriously. Food is no problem, for the girl who wishes to held a man may well invite him to a "home-cooked" meal. Here too, of course, there may be danger...
...Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, William Ernest Hocking (Contemporary Science and the Idea of God) in his foreword: "May this majestic poem find its way into the familiar literary friendship of many readers, and contribute to the sense of spiritual kinship with the most gifted people of Asia, akin to us both in blood and language...
...thought about the story of the Flood and its symbolic repetition in the tears of men. He compared the eerie legends of Egyptian mythology with the religious teachings of the Hebrews. He pondered upon the comparative meaning of sin. Sin for the Egyptians was not conscious wrongdoing, but more akin to a want of foresight. "It meant folly, it meant clumsy dealing with God, it was something to jeer at. Whereas wisdom meant foresight and care for the future...