Word: disunion
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...whole book may be a spiritual biography of Clemenceau himself--which is something for the Tiger and no one else to decide. And, however that may be, the situation in Greece during the Macedonian invasions, the magnificence of Demosthenes' stand against the forces of petty politics, corruption and disunion among the Greek states is more than capable of standing on its feet and challenging admiration because of its force. The author goes deeply into the implications of Demosthenes' failure. In this final ruin of Greece into a diluted varnish spread over the Oriental and Roman worlds, he sees the virtual...
...policy of civilization the educated people of Asia have been forced to separate from the masses. The resulting disunion furthers Western imperialism and prevents the small Asiatic countries from gaining solidarity...
...placed in Peter's care the wealth she got from her uncle. How incapable of "partnership" he was had been apparent when, in the business panic, she had rushed down to tell him he could use her bonds?and found he had already done so. The disunion had hurt her worse than dishonesty. She had slept in the guest room, gone abroad. In Paris she had nearly, not quite, succumbed to an animated young tenor?who came to tea years later, paunchy, professional, perplexed...
...Many ejaculations of like nature sum up the arguments of the objectors. As yet the issue has not been placed directly before the country but it probably will be before long. In any event the arguments pro and con will not change appreciably; and the way the fires of disunion are breaking out today, it would not be impossible that people will clamor for universal training in order to protect the country...
...matter of the army Mr. Ratcliffe said that conscription is dangerous in that it would almost certainly lead to disunion and the overthrow of the democracy which has been the back bone of England for so many years. Already an entirely new army of over one and one-half millions has been organized from volunteers in addition to the scant million previously under arms, and the war office in England has repeatedly expressed its satisfaction with the speed of recruiting...