Word: belief
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Mateos' grandfather was British, and she is ardently Anglophile and pro-U.S., but her affection for the U.S. never rubbed off on her husband. He compounds the Mexican's moody distrust of the Colossus of the North with an unshakable belief that the U.S. is run by and for a profit-hungry band of bankers. Told once that only 5% of all U.S. citizens could be called truly rich, he replied: "Aha! But what...
According to Dawson, however, there would be much prejudice against any proposal of a course in the Christian tradition and its cultural heritage. This opposition is based on the belief that it would have "a narrowing effect," he said...
...added that he favored courses in Christian culture as long as they are not compulsory and "a belief in God is not necessary for a passing grade...
South Africa's policy, DuPlessis maintained, is shaped by the belief that "the fact that all men are equal does not mean that all men are the same." Furthermore, two things must be regarded in formulating any plan: the conditions of life, which in South Africa are different from anywhere else, and the needs engendered by these facts, he said...
...chosen voluntary exile, and he will not be welcomed back should he return. Polish Communist intellectuals, who have been spared some austerities under the Gomulka regime, are dismayed at the implications of the Pasternak case. "For many of them," the New York Times said, "what counted most was the belief that the whole episode would wind up in a much tougher attitude toward intellectuals...