Word: belief
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...force was nothing new. But what the 20th Century contributed was a growing belief in force as a beneficent factor in human progress. This was the 20th Century's specific heresy. This heresy is the background against which Simone Weil wrote The Iliad, or The Poem of Force...
While agreeing with the President's principle, the British did not like his blunt oversimplification. Moscow's Pravda pooh-poohed talk of limited national sovereignty or abolition of big-power vetoes, reiterated Russian belief that the future of UNO depends on "unanimity of the great powers in passing on the most important resolutions." Pravda, however, displayed no doubt of essential Big Three collaboration. Neither did Harry Truman. Asked if he shared the fear that Russian failure to cooperate would lead to war, the President unhesitatingly said he did not think so, added that he would discuss the matter...
Addition in Moscow. The Russian attitude toward China was obscure. At Potsdam Joseph Stalin had said: "The U.S.S.R. favors a strong, unified China. It is our belief that this objective can be accomplished only by the Central Government of Chiang Kaishek. This government is not the strongest kind of government but it is the strongest in sight in China." Nonetheless, Russian troops had managed to impede Nationalist landings at Manchurian ports and turn over some areas to the Chinese Reds...
...objection to the way in which he thought the compulsory courses would be taught was raised by Sterling Dow '25, associate professor of History, who voted against the General Education Plan. His objection was based on the belief that the courses would be too general, and would not put enough emphasis on facts. "We need facts along with the big theoretical books," he asserted...
Ford denied it; the U.A.W. was coy. But there was ample foundation for the belief that Young Henry would make the U.A.W. an ample offer. Young Henry wants more than anything else to make Ford first in automobiles. He also has a strong leaning toward his grandfather's tradition of high wages and low prices. If he could beat other motor manufacturers to the draw with a U.A.W. wage settlement, he might well be away out in front in the great race to feed the hungry market for new motorcars...