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...Wills does not believe that the pre-conciliar church had the vitality to survive as it was much longer. His description of certain Catholic intellectuals of the '50s-with their enthusiasm for Merton and monasticism, Gregorian chant and the social encyclicals of the Popes-is witty but a bit condescending. As for the '60s, Teilhard de Chardin's cloudy, evolutionary mysticism gets no more praise than Pope John. Wills argues that both men did not fully see the consequences when they attempted to generalize or make programs from their private convictions...
...step toward peace has helped," and prophesied that within a few years families separated by the frontier would soon be able to visit freely again. "We need all the votes we can get," he told the large and enthusiastic crowds. "Help me, my friends." His audiences responded with a chant: "Willy, Willy, Willy...
...from singing the traditional Men of Dartmouth ("Men of Dartmouth,/ give a rouse, for the college on the hill..."). Instead, they sang a verse of Dartmouth Undying ("Remember/ the splendor and fullness of her days..."). But then from students in the gallery came a touch of chaos, a faint chant of "Men of Dartmouth, give a rouse...
...opportunity. We must reject that kind of philosophy that someone on welfare should receive more than someone who works in the United States of America." When antiwar protesters started to shout down his rhetoric, they were quickly drowned out by the ubiquitous Nixon youth, who learned to chant "Four more years!" at the Republican Convention and have not stopped since. If the Democrats started all the fuss over youth, the Republicans may be giving them cause to regret...
...CHANT OF JIMMIE BLACKSMITH...