Word: brotherhood
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Despite their shared disadvantages, the bantams display few signs of brotherhood on the field. Unafraid of big tacklers, the Rams' Harold Jackson dreads a hit from undersized defensive backs: 'When a bigger guy hits you, he just hits you enough to put you down. But those little guys are trying to take your head off; they really let down the boom on you." No matter what their target-gnat or giant-the little men can be big trouble. Is overcompensation, a Napoleon complex? Gray admits to a special joy in beating the big guys. Says he: "I like...
...this day the pilgrim awakens to the realization that he is part of a tremendous whole that goes beyond worldly distinctions and time restrictions. He feels the immense power of Islam as it weaves its universal and humane principles in all people of the world. A bond of brotherhood ensues forming the nucleus for future world peace. Freed from the blinding limitations of secular nationalism, the Moslem can begin to identify himself with a universal message that calls for brotherly cohesiveness and peaceful co-existence...
...argues that all symbol-laden nationalist movements are inherently fascist, in that they sweep up people's personal racial anxieties into a mass identification with the glory of the state. He goes on to argue that Leopold Senghor's theory of "Negritude" and similar mystical notions of black "soul-brotherhood" come dangerously close to the basic model of fascist ideology. It gives you an idea of how provocative Patterson is willing to be that, as a black sociologist, he consistently brings his criticisms so close to home...
...they are the Parisian poor, rightfully indignant against injustice in Marat's eyes, depraved in Sade's. The asylum guards are there, too, to underline the absurdity of the statement by the asylum director (Stephen Toope) that everything has changed, that Napoleon has brought demands for liberty, equality and brotherhood to fruition...
Paul Robeson spent his whole life in pursuit of this ideal of community and brotherhood, this vision of sharing and joyous community that he had known as a child in the black quarter of Princeton. From this supportive, close-knit, hemmed-in sphere, Robeson stretched his horizons further and further outward, crossing oceans, making friends, disarming bigots with his undeniable talent and charm. He strove to make first the white world, then the international cultural world, every bit as much his home as the living rooms of his poor black relatives in New Jersey...