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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Parliament and the government, many of the barriers erected in order to contain the former can probably be by-passed. Comparable devices introduced by the Constitution of 1946 have proved useless. To be sure, they were much less daring, but they had appeared very impressive in 1946. Unruly parties find all too easily ways of overthrowing cabinets without resorting to the difficult procedure of motions of no confidence...
...lack of a potential governing majority remains the crucial political problem. Without such a majority, cabinets will remain fragile, deprived of a firm basis in the electorate and more likely to find enemies than friends in Parliament. The wide gap between the political system, operating in an intellectual vacuum and an apathetic country has been one of the causes of the down-fall of the Fourth Republic. The present Constitution, by itself, does nothing to close this gap, except in so far as it provides for the possibility of occasional referendums...
...autumn curtain rises-and they play The melting strains of "Love Will Find...
VOICE: "Sir, why do you drink? Do you find that it provides an outlet for your sense of logic and order? Or are you merely seeking the creative spark, the aesthetic light...
...Russia's scientific backwardness. A typical scientist, Tsiolkovsky was ever-absorbed in the fantastical imaginings of his own mind. When we come on him, his head is generally raised towards the clouds. He is oblivious to life's petty details. In the movie's funniest scene, we find him out rowing with a young disciple. To demonstrate Newton's third law of motion, he pitches out first his own oar, then the student's, and, finally, their lunch. The role is amusingly played by G. Soloveyev...