Word: discordant
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Either there will be discord, possibly developing into civil war between Stalin and Trotsky, or matters will continue much as if Lenin had not died? such is the trend of opinion...
...world were inspired as never before with a consciousness of international brotherhood and an enthusiasm for universal peace based upon universal justice; personal enmity and political enmity raised their standards in this country and, with the clarion voice of selfishness; summoned to their ranks the armies of discord and defeat. Then the patriotism of a nation united by a great purpose became the party spirit of civil strife. Then the vision of America that had inspired the world became an infectious blindness to hide the vision. Then the courage that led became the fear that would not even follow...
...second source of discord will be Secretary Mellon's proposal to decrease income surtaxes to a maximum of 25%. This proposal will be stoutly opposed by the Republican insurgents and by the greater part of the Democrats. The defection of the insurgents will leave the regular Republicans without power to pass this part of the proposal in either house. A certain number of the conservative Democrats from the Eastern states will, however, join with the regular Republicans. In this number are Senators Bruce (Md.), Glass (Va.), Edwards (N. J.), Walsh (Mass.). But there must be from four...
...Edsall says: "When reason is applied to Religion, there is naturally discord. It is as if one tried to play a violin with a saw." Now there is considerably more than discord. Such treatment inevitably results in the ruin of the violin: Whereas the saw is quite unharmed...
...whole so-called "Conflict between Religion and Science". There is no such conflict; there never can be, for Science and Religion have no inter-relation. Man's scientific instrument is his reason; his religious instrument is his mystical power. When reason is applied to Religion, there is naturally discord. It is as if one tried to play a violin with a saw. But that is enough of generalizations on this point; now for particulars. "How," you say, "can a man who agrees with scientific thinking agree also with the idea of the Virgin Birth, which Science and experience show...