Word: dependance
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Utley's conclusion: "Illusions die hard, especially when reputations depend upon their preservation . . . Those who direct United States foreign policy still nurture illusions . . . They have finally turned against Soviet Russia because of Moscow's obvious and implacable hostility to the United States. But ... a lingering belief that Communism is a progressive force when not perverted by Stalin still. . . . prevents the adoption of a realistic Far Eastern policy ... As Confucius said: 'A man who knows he has committed a mistake and does not correct it is committing another mistake...
Some of the tricks are as old as magic itself. The quick-sprouting tree operates on a spring released off stage by a prop man. Other tricks depend on shrewd camera work, as when dancers' costumes change from black to white and, gradually, back to black again, simply by reversing the polarity (i.e., changing a positive picture to a negative picture) on the camera. The falling and rising water pail was more complicated. A tiny pail the size of a thimble was mounted on a transparent plastic disc which revolved in front of a revolving drum on which...
...sigh is not enough: a new spirit has to permeate the whole. The representatives of Christianity can no doubt assist in preparing the way for this inner renewal. This, however, will not depend on what they can claim, but on what they can contribute...
...issue will depend on whether or not enough either/or Christianity can be found in the next two decades. The more moderate forms [of Christianity] will have their function, but they will not be determinative ... It must also be taken for granted that the state will not become Christian. Spiritually speaking, therefore, it is the leaven principle which will determine the influence of the Christian attitude in politics...
Moreover, a fat lean must accompany any mission because Iran will need some $650 million to do an adequate job. Much of this would come from concession royalties, internal loans, and more efficient tax collecting; but for the rest, Iran would depend on the United States...