Word: fears
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Mothers Tremble! When they heard that, the French promptly raised the roof, almost threatened to sabotage the Paris conference. The Communists, who know that French fear of Germany could wreck the conference, hastened to aggravate these fears; L'Humanité cried: "Let French Mothers Again Tremble...
...blamed the French for fearing and distrusting Germany. But the French would have to learn that they had less to fear from a producing Germany than from a supine Germany which would cause the rest of Europe to slide into economic chaos, Communism...
...confusion of statesmanship and politics, leading to such asinine Republican challenges as. "No tax relief, no European relief." Sinking back comfortably into their trust in man's supposed basic selfishness, these Congressional leaders based their political hopes on a fantastic combination of a brave, new isolationism and a hideous fear of Russia. But while a great deal of bumbling has been done about communism, labor unions, and government controls, none of which are especially dangerous to the country's welfare, time has been passing right along...
...Fear of the Graves. "As for the Polish intellectuals, they are very stubborn, too. There are even leftist Cabinet ministers here who hate Russia. We must somehow make all Poles understand the need for friendship with Russia-even if it is more with the brain than from the heart...
...long as the State Department is faced by a dearth of facts which make it impossible to calculate Russia's intentions, it's action is restricted by the fear of betting its entire roll on the wrong horse. But under the Marshall Plan it could go ahead without the necessity of making a choice, based at best on guesswork. If Russia is really headed towards unlimited expansion, the United States will gain friends in western Europe, relieve the economic pressure which has forced several nations to a state of dependence on the whims of Moscow, and drive a sizable wedge...