Word: elemental
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...discriminating tax would be, (a) practicable, (b) efficient, (c), beneficial to the masses.- 1. By annihilation of selling value and its speculative element. 2. The burden of taxation on productive industry would thus be considerably lightened. 3. By the gradual abolition of poverty-The Land and the Community, pp. 147-173; Lippincott, March 1887, p. 491; George's Progress and Poverty, pp. 389-408; The Nineteenth Century...
...role which the Semitic peoples have played in the history of civilization makes the study of their career a necessary part of a university programme. It is becoming more and more evident that neither ancient nor modern culture can be properly understood without a careful estimate of the Semitic element. The significance of Semitic religious ideas is familiar to us; however we may explain it, the fact remains remarkable that the three monotheistic religions of the world, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, are of Semitic origin and that they today (if we except Confucianism in China). control the progressive nations...
...rule was passed forbidding running by the quarter. Unfortunately, yet showing how a rule is apt to open up unexpected avenues of play, the snap-back system brought in its progress the block game which came fatally near putting an end to American football The block game contained no element of science whatever, but was only an avoidance of defeat and an acknowledgement of weakness. It consisted in 'taking up time' by snapping the ball with as little loss of ground as possible and crying 'down' at once. Fortunately for football there were a few men, like Mr. Manning...
...there were no glory in winning there would be occasion for the true lover of out of door sport "to support it with his heartiest shout and unbounded enthusiasm." The essence of sport is a struggle for glory and provided the rivalry is manly and healthful it is an element of the present system which cannot be spared...