Word: anathemas
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...existing form of government, with strong, capable leaders. In France today, there are two parties which are opposed to the continuance of the Republic, the Communists and the Royalists. Of those two the Communists may be dismissed, for they have no leaders and their programme would be anathema to agrarian France. There remains, then, only the Royalists, who have a strong, well organized party and capable though not outstanding leaders. There is, however, one man who might provide the Royalists with the firm direction which they need so badly and without which they will be unable to take advantage...
...near future she certainly cannot be so rash as to believe that she could rely on the support of the Soviet. Russia has shown that she will accept a great deal in the way of downright insult from the Nazis; and if there is one thing which would be anathema to her now, it would be to become involved in a general European war. Consequently, any such struggle would almost certainly have its inception in France-German irritation, and there is no reason to think that Russia would be willing to leopardize the success of the Communist experiment by entering...
Free trade which is Secretary Hull's specialty (and anathema to the Roosevelt Brain Trust) was unanimously endorsed. The Conference adopted by acclaim a resolution presented by Mr. Hull with the statement that ''this proposal calls for no treaties, conventions or legal commitments." It amounted to expression of a wish that American nations should work to make trade free...
...likely they ever will, for they stimulate the creation of small groups with pronounced individualities, and this is anathema at Harvard. This same aversion, in another sphere, caused the radical change in the admissions to the Houses last year. Harvard is not willing to accept the principle, "many are called and few chosen." Outside of History 1 it is not willing to separate the honors students from "the dumb bunnies," the scholars from the social lions and athletes. Thus it will not become an institution for training intellectuals. It insists on catering to the masses; it hopes to convert them...
...deep booming voice which, at crucial moments, rises to a preposterously high pitch. The universal nickname, "Frisky", which ranks with "Copey" and "Kitty" among Harvard's factious sobriquets, has clung to him since his college days, did not spring, as so many think, from his animated platform manner. Anathema to him are hats, newspapers, or sleeping students in the New Lecture Hall just before he begins his lecture. He is a strong Anglophile, swallows his ever present pipe half way down his threat, is given to patting people on the back. Meeting J. P. Morgan at a recent Commencement...