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...capricious despotism merely to make him a vehicle of Russian propaganda. Now the Russians say that they welcome correspondents and will not interfere with their filing of objective dispatches. We are willing to find out whether they mean it . . .If [Moore] finds that censorship or restrictions on his movements compel him to send doctored news or propaganda, he will come home...
Irle explained that "the topics of these preliminary debates won't involve too much research, for many of those participating will not be very experienced." The subject debated in the opening round will be: "Resolved: That the Federal government should compel the state of Alabama to grant equal educational opportunities to Negroes...
...knelt and prayed: perhaps, that night, the x/rost dejected and reluctant convert in all England. I did not then see . . . the Divine humility which will accept a convert even on such terms ... a prodigal who is brought in kicking, struggling, resentful . . . The words com-pelle intrare, compel them to come in ... plumb the depth of the Divine mercy. The hardness of God is kinder than the soft ness of men, and His compulsion is our liberation...
...maintained that insufficient evidence existed as to the exact subject of inquiry and that even if it did, the committee did not have the power to compel answers to its questions...
...determination of the common man to raise his standard of living. In some cases, private industry is trying to do the job, in others the people are being shepherded by governments. I would like to see other countries developed under the free-enterprise system, but we cannot force or compel them. We can only try to persuade them by setting a good example. America can show the world that it has developed an exceptionally rewarding society...