Word: blame
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Both Countries to Blame...
...real gains from the war, gains in democratic thought, are very truly endangered, and their loss will affect the whole world. In answer to the question who is responsible for the chaotic state of Europe, Mr. Kerr said that France, Great Britain, and the United States share this blame; France, because she is animated by the fear and hatred of Germany; England, because she insisted upon forcing reparations to an impossible height; and the United States, because of the withdrawal of her moderating influence. America must play its part in world politics to avoid a future world war, which...
...such expectations. His own fore-word denies all miracles and cures. He has merely undertaken to spread more widely some truths which he himself styles "long known", for the increased happiness of the world. If disappointed enthusiasts fail to gain the expected supernatural results, they can hardly blame it on Emile Coue...
...this the hard-worked Office is not entirely to blame. A major part of the fault lies with the individual section man, assistant, and instructor. He is the one who gives the marks upon which the Administrative department must take action, and all to frequently he is either careless or indifferent in cases that demand individual consideration. Sometimes it is an over-wrought sense of dignity that causes the trouble, sometimes the fallacious theory that every undergraduate delights in trying to "put one over on him"-and at all times there is a sad lack of that kindly humanity appreciated...
...that comparatively few men have found the trouble to be with the French requirement. The problem then resolves itself into this: there is some trouble with the German language or with the German Department and the theory that the language is at fault is quite untenable. The blame can then be laid at the door of the German Department, and, more definitely, some of its errors are quite evident to most undergraduates...