Word: fed
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...speaks- not always softly-for the Vatican. At his insistance Roberto Farinacci, "the Scourge of Fascismo," long, right-hand terrorist to Mussolini, was replaced as Secretary-General of the Fascist Party (TiME, Apr. 12), by the comparatively mild and steady-going Augusto Turati. The latter, sharply prodded by Fed-erzoni, instituted an investigation of Farinacci's chief fiscal backers, who were jailed (TIME, July 5) on charges of abstracting funds illegally from the Agricultural Bank of Parma. Thus the Vatican's authority has seemed to wax triumphant over Fascismo's more intemperate ex-ponents-a fact which...
Before 1914, when Italy was struggling to imitate her sister imperialists, the cry for a reincarnated Roman state followed each slight success. It followed the slow conquest of Tripoli, won after defeats at the hands of native troops, such as Caucasians have seldom undergone. It fed itself on the spirit of nationalism and a tariff to create industry. But up to the war, poverty remained the characteristic feature of the Italian state...
Myths he has fed upon. Upon myths will be continue to feed. So perhaps one need take with no less salt his fear than the calm which preceded it. If the administration is honest this order was issued merely for the purpose of assisting Californian agents in the performance of their "duty". And it is always well to believe that the administration is honest...
...Which says, in part: . . . Trust in the Lord and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed...
...that course, designed to enable "the student to work out a rational view of life", there will grow rank vegetation: tutoring schools will offer to sell "a rational view of life and raise your grade a letter--or your money back." At section meetings, the unwilling will be hand fed a predigested philosophy. As Professor Lewis remarked in Philosophy A, philosophy should be only for these who are troubled by its problems. Others have no need for it. Harold Lamport...