Word: faiths
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...students of Harvard do not sympathize with those who are seeking to lower the dignity and power of the state. The faith of Massachusetts is in them
...Flinn goes on to say that the writer of the CRIMSON editorial advocated our breaking faith with our fighting men. I am somewhat at a loss to know exactly what our faith was. Should we load them with gifts? Apparently not, for Mr. Flinn advocates a "normal war service gratuity", a very pretty term, indeed; but is it much different from the "common or garden variety" pension? We are not proclaiming our treatment of the Civil War and Spanish War veterans from the housetops; but they re ceived practically the same thing as a "national war service gratuity...
...what is more shallow-brained than for one conversant with the needs of returned soldier, and realizing the extremely trying conditions under which the service man is re-establishing himself, to advocate our breaking faith with our fighting...
...needs to acquire a habit of concentration, and a devotion to purpose, without inquiring too much whether he enjoys the process or whether he himself always perceives at the moment its direct relation to what is to come afterward. He must learn to put forth effort, because he has faith in the end to be attained, not because the means to that end suit his taste. --The World's Work...
...acts. So consistently successful have been the several plays in which Mr. Hodge has appeared in since his phenomenal success in "The Man From Home," that his legion of devoted admirers apparently never question in advance the success of a new play. In this instance, it is said, this faith and confidence will be more than justified, for Mr. Hodge believes that in "The Guest of Honor" he has the happiest vehicle of many seasons. It is a typical American play for a typical American actor, who, as usual, has surrounded himself with a group of admirable players including: Jennie...