Word: convert
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...single belief may be said to terrorize Mailer more than any other, it is his weary conviction that the spirit of the twentieth century is to convert man to a machine. It is a fear allied to other tensions that preoccupyhim, a fear allied to his terror of Fascism, of totalitarianism in any form or degree of thoroughness...
...right to equal protection of the laws, sharply limited the traditional power of American judges to sentence poor defendants to "$30 or 30 days." The Constitution, said Justice William Brennan, forbids states to "limit the punishment to payment of the fine if one is able to pay, yet convert the fine into a prison term for an indigent defendant." In taking away the jail alternative, Brennan suggested various other means in which courts might deal with the poor, including the collection of fines on an installment plan...
...said. "We have a number of examples in history where it was precisely the similar societies that had the worst relations. The First World War began among similar countries, not those that had basic differences. Take the Christians. In their relations with Buddhists and pagans, they simply tried to convert them. Sometimes ruthlessly, of course. But when there was controversy within the Christian world, it led to the most terrible of wars...
...Poor may be a bit optimistic when she predicts that within five years, 80% of U.S. industry will convert to a four-day week, or something similar. Yet the pressures for such a change are large and increasing, and the benefits too obvious to be ignored. The longer day and shorter work week could easily become the next great transformation in the nation's business pattern...
...POPULARITY of the humor and the radicalism was no accident: both were very entertaining. And the students who came to Sanders Theatre expected to be entertained. The teach-in was not the prelude to organized action; this was not a meeting to educate people so they could convert others. The teach-in excited people, but gave them no productive channels for their enthusiasm. The speakers shot their words into the void. The echo reverberated as applause...