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...beings to go about biting their enemies. Both syllogisms have an apparent weakness in their major premise, which, of course, renders their conclusions invalid. The important point overlooked is that man, while being an animal, possesses a God-given intellect. It is this intellect which distinguishes him from a beast, since it enables him to control his animal instincts. Unfortunately, too many "human" animals chose to ignore the purpose of the intellect . . . This seems to be true of Dr. Kinsey and other advocates of the philosophy that sex urges, because they are natural, need not be held in check...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Sep. 14, 1953 | 9/14/1953 | See Source »

Stalin. "Must command our unconditional respect . . . He is a beast, but he's a beast on the grand scale...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Self-Portrait | 8/31/1953 | See Source »

Billy Bunter is always in trouble: he is "whopped" ("Wow! Oh! Oh. crumbs! Wow!"), smacked ("Yarooh! Ow! Wow! Ooogh! Beast! Wow!"), and "spiflicated" unmercifully ("Ow! I say-wow! I say-oh. crikey!"). But in spite of such misadventures, Billy Bunter has managed to survive-at the same age and in the same school-for 45 years. Last week Britons were once again reading all about him in a new book called Billy Bunter's Brain-Wave, by Charles Hamilton...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Forever Bunter | 8/24/1953 | See Source »

...Manhattan, the tradesheet Variety listed the top-grossing pictures for last month, in order, The Charge at Feather River (Warner) ; Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (Warner) ; Shane (Paramount) ; This Is Cinerama (Cinerama Productions); Dangerous When...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Just Like the Movies | 8/17/1953 | See Source »

...jeep. After the sun has set, the monsters like to lie on the pavement, enjoying its lingering warmth. Woodin steps up to the beaded, venomous patient, pins its neck down with a forked stick, and, with practiced skill, slips a specially made, quick-registering clinical thermometer into the beast's rectum...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Monster Doctor | 7/13/1953 | See Source »

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