Word: fears
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...seem to look upon them as supersoldiers, and men striving for what they consider an ideal form of government for their particular domestic situation. They also realize that Russia will be a leader in economic and technical progress in the postwar world. Their attitude is not that we should fear Russia (as advocated by some), but that we should improve our relations and cooperate with them . . . and Britain for a war-free world of the future...
...supported by the Government. . . . We have been jolted back to problems demanding essentially the same kind of courage that faced the old Pilgrims three centuries ago. ... I know of no magic shortcut to wisdom. But I do know of a quick road to folly-the road of suppression, of fear of new ideas, of unwillingness to experiment ... of accepting our economic evils docilely. . . . We may have sinned again and again against the light, but we are still the children...
...have been fear of the shadow of Great Powers that led Moshe Shertok of Palestine's Jewish Agency to warn: "It would be wrong to consider the Jews incapable of deeds of despair...
Almost as bad as the epidemic is people's fear of polio. This year fear of the disease is somewhat mitigated by the much publicized "hot-pack" method of the Australian nurse, Sister Kenny. About 25 Kenny specialists have been flown to the afflicted areas. But of some 2,000 physiotherapists in the U.S., only 300-odd have been trained in this new technique...
Other practically sure signs of neurosis: fear of not being able to draw a deep breath, burning in the abdomen, repeated belching, stomachaches after "emotional debauches," "distresses that come before breakfast...