Word: belief
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Bertrand Russell, now on a lecture tour of the United States, describes the difficulties of travel for persons whose opinions have not the official sanction of the country visited. "In England," Mr. Russell writes in his book, "Free Thought and Official Propaganda" (Huebsch), "it is illegal to teach belief in the Christian religion. It is also illegal to teach what Christ taught on the subject of non-resistance. In America no one can enter the country without first solemnly declaring that he disbelieves in anarchism and polygamy, and, once inside, he must also disbelieve in communism. In Japan...
...defense, shall we say, of a woman's honour be justifiably either surprised or offended when harsh terms are applied to them. In my opinion, whatever their sincerity, to call them martyrs would be a profanation of a noble word. Nor, if I believed that persecution could eradicate a belief, should I feel particularly sorry to see pacifists persecute...
...still put implicit faith in nonviolence, which, if strictly followed by India, will invoke the best in the British people. My hope for the attainment of Swaraj [Home Rule] by non-violence is based upon an immutable belief in the goodness which exists deep down in all human nature. . . . We need not hate Englishmen, though we hate the system they have established. They have given India a system based on force, by which they can feel secure only in the shadow of their forts and guns. We Indians, in turn, hope by our conduct to demonstrate to every Englishman that...
Contrary to general belief, cutting hair does not improve its growing qualities. The years when hair grows most quickly are between 35 and 60. The thickest hairs laid side by side, number 150 to the inch; silky hairs laid side by side, are 500 to the inch...
Contrary to general belief, there is no hollow tube running the length of the hair. Therefore, singeing is foolishness...