Word: burdened
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...apostle of human freedom, Daniel Webster. 'No matter how easy may be the yoke imposed by a foreign power, if it is not imposed by the voice of his own nation and his own people, he will not, he cannot, and he means not to be happy under its burden." Mr. Quezon concludes: "And we can be friends, only if we are not your subjects. There can be no friendship between the ruler and the ruled. There can be no friendship unless there is mutual respect. And you cannot respect us while we are treated as your wards. These...
...course, that this shift of industrial conditions cannot take place without the waste caused by industrial warfare. But such, nevertheless, seems to be the fact. One can only hope that the final settlement, however, will be under such a representation of the public interest as to fairly distribute the burden of accommodation all around...
...centers about the amount of the payments exacted from Germany by the Treaty of Versailles; and yet, as Lloyd George has said, the treaties did not cause the reparations. Their creation is due to the fact that there is something to repair. If the Versailles compact is altered, the burden is merely shifted from Germany to France without solving the problem. In dealing with the whole question Britain, or that portion of Britain still controlled by Lloyd George, must be guided by two considerations. If payments are insisted upon beyond the power of Germany to pay, a collapse will...
...trip of this kind has many advantages, and no undesirable consequences are apparent. 'As the trip takes place in the summer there is no interference with college work. Since expenses will be covered by the English universities and graduates of Harvard, no financial burden will be imposed on the Athletic Association...
...Dear Jane" tomorrow evening at the National Theatre. The first performance yesterday afternoon proved that the play is a thin but entertaining comedy that might almost be one of Jane Austen's own novels boiled down to fit the stage. As the charming authoress, Mrs. Massey carried the burden of the acting brilliantly. Miss Hovenden, Mr. Massey, and especially Miss Sibley were attractive in their respective roles, while Alexander Steinert Jr. gave a charming musical interlude on the antique piano of Beethoven. Scenery for the first two acts was good, and the costumes win special mention...