Word: conceptions
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Manhattan meeting of the American Iron & Steel Institute, his auditors were not greatly startled. Though they knew "Charley" Schwab for the most unregenerate optimist in U. S. Industry, a notorious backslapper, hand shaker and well wisher, they also knew that what he said really did reflect the modern concept of business in dealing with critical economic upheavals and serious unemployment...
...general nature of the committee's suggestions was that use of gold as a currency should be further contracted, various credit means expanded. It suggested that the traditional concept of the necessary gold reserve be modified, admitted that since such a change by a single nation would hurt its credit, all nations would have to concur...
...still the horrid picture remains of an increasing immaturity at the top of the intellectual pile-of a world dominated and directed by retarded adolescents. Peter Pan is a charming figure in fantasy; but a real world led by little boys who have never grown up is a concept that has nightmare possibilities. . . . "One of the first assumptions of American education seems to be that fathers and mothers are invariably incompetent and that teachers, under the direction of skilled 'scientists in education,' are the proper and infallible guides of youth. Unfortunately, most parents are in fact deeply impressed...
...years of college training, and there are not wanting those who in their zeal to dignify and extend college work forget that college is made for man and not man for college . . ." Striking against attitudes of indifference, intolerance, and cynicism Chief Justice Hughes further restated the new concept of education as life itself, not merely an idealistic preparation for life...
...board chairman of the National Security League, vociferous foe of Communism: "Everywhere I was told that the Communist Government was strong and its stability equal to any in Europe. Their economic program is being carried out with an idealism and sacrifice of which the American people have no true concept. There are 156,000,000 people in Russia and to ignore their desires, wants and governmental stability is to act the foolish ostrich with its head in the sand...