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Back in 1931, when Stalin was ruthlessly liquidating the kulaks in his drive to collectivize the land, he gave one of his rare interviews to outsiders. His guests were George Bernard Shaw and Lady Astor. As always, Nancy Astor was forthright : "When are you going to stop killing people?" she asked Stalin...
...most part, our problem today is the result of the misdirection of the efforts of sincere men in the face of what most conscientious citizens regard as an unprincipled and powerful enemy--world Communism. In my view, the path of our action is clear: first, represent in a forthright manner the position of the University; second, seek to understand and appreciate the positions of those who are engaged in the investigatory activities. Then some attempt can be made to reach a mutual agreement on definitions of principles and, perhaps, an understanding in the present crisis. Three of the speakers presented...
...good deal of antagonism toward the press. He didn't know why people felt he had any hostility toward newsmen. He had been dealing with the press for years, and had found nothing but a desire to dig at the truth, and the press had been open and forthright about it. This is the kind of relationship, the President said, that he and the press are going to continue. Then for 16 minutes Ike delivered some crisp statements, covering five main subjects, announced that there would be some time for questions on the subjects he was discussing when...
Where a work of art seems to operate at several levels, The Crucible seems made in several segments. It is in part a documentary (based, with some juggling, on 17th century facts), in part a parable with a 20th century application, in part a forthright melodrama. None of these constitutes a high form of art, and Miller, in binding them together, has provided force, but not artistic heightening. The material seems not there for the sake of the play, but the play for the sake of the material...
Replying to the challenge of Edward R. Schroeder '53, HYRC president, that the Liberal Union explain its support of the Democratic civil rights record, Carrington said the party's civil rights plank was "the most forthright statement on the subject ever adopted by a major political party." He contrasted the plank to the Republican's "Splinter" in civil rights, which he called "weaker than its 1948 or 1944 stands...