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Others than isolationists will appear at the dinner, however. They are regular Republicans, who, it is understood, want to " sit on the volcano "?the theory being that the more who sit on a volcano, the less likely it is to erupt. The regular Republicans want the dinner to be a cordial welcome to one of their number, not the first boom of a new gun in the coming political campaign...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CONGRESS: Return of the Native | 7/23/1923 | See Source »

Indeed, the state of feeling towards the faculty is so hostile that it may be likened to a volcano, which, as one writer says, "with the awful and potent causes which underlie it, is bound to erupt, even through incalculable obstacles, and carry to the outer world at least some taken of the fires that burn within." The students say that they have long enough confined their feelings to "concealed disrespect, quiet sneers, and subdued profanity toward that body whose position should call for personal respect. "Nor is this hostility confined only to the espionage and athletic questions. Much fault...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TROUBLE AT PRINCETON. | 3/6/1884 | See Source »

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