Word: careful
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Agreeing with Thomas Mann that modern man defines himself in political terms, Mills vehemently asserts that "This world is political." He demands political thought and activity from intellectuals: "In slowly drifting periods of man's history, it was possible that leaders be mediocrities and no one know it or care: "What great difference did it make? But in periods which are neither slow nor necessarily drifting, the fact is that leaders may very well make the difference between life and death...
...misunderstanding about propaganda may stem from 1942 and 1948 when the Planned Parent-hood League attempted to change the law through Initiative Petition and Referendum by "an act to allow physicians to provide medical contraceptive care to married mothers for the protecton of life and health." There is nothing in the law which prohibits propaganda for birth control as a medical, social or economic policy--nor indeed anything which prohibits propaganda against birth control...
...added sharply, "Mexico must scrutinize any new private capital investment with care, supervising it closely. Foreign capital must be aware of and recognize its responsibilities and not merely provide a vehicle for the extraction of profits. The human factors involved-that is, whether the worker gets enough to eat and whether his malaria is cured-are the responsibilities of modern capitalism...
...discuss abstract art, ask a bishop how he takes his tea, change a diaper, sew up a ball gown, open a bazaar, cook a banquet and, should such perfection overpower onlookers, give first aid. It is assumed that Cygnets will marry, and one lecture tells the girls "How to care for a tired husband fretful after a nasty day at the office...
...family. At the end of a gruelingly elegant day, Cygnets must dress ("looking as if they have washed too") to dine by candlelight at small tables rich with silver. Examinations test the sheen of the polish; this week the girls will be grilled on "table manners" or "arrangements and care of flowers as an indoor decoration," and "Why is it important for a magazine story to have a happy ending...