Word: freedom
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Please tell the students of Harvard University that President Wilson's words have struck the profoundly responsive chord in the hearts in the Argentines, showing thus that continental solidarity, as a means of fulfilling a high civilizing mission, is based on the common history of the struggles for freedom and democracy. (Signed), HECTOR DIAZ LEGUIZAMON, President. MARIANO J. DRAGO, Vice President...
...England and France, already drained by almost three and a half years of war, have one. Yet we have undertaken to free Belgium, Poland and Roumania and to become one of the members of a league to enforce peace. How can we enforce peace or bring about a lasting freedom for those countries if we do not have an adequate army? If we should adopt the Swiss system we would have a large citizen army which could be called into action at any moment...
That honors men who fell at Freedom's shrine...
This has been the result of our declaration of war on Germany. With no territorial ambition, we have entered a desperate struggle, merely in defense of freedom and neutral rights. Latin America, emotional, idealistic, and ever ready to respond to chivalrous action, has followed suit, and already a goodly number of her states have severed relations with Germany and lent their moral support to the Allies. A great advance has been made in the feeling of Pan-American unity, which with tact and prudence on the part of our diplomats, should lead to an understanding and friendship of lasting benefit...
...world of education, who are reactionary and visionless in politics, narrow and medieval in religion"? No more inspiring act in the struggle of intellect against political control has taken place in the last few years. The vociferous martyrdom of Dr. Scott Nearing in the cause of "acadamic freedom," coupled with its demands for three-cent fares in these times of rising operating costs and his recent connection with the People's Council, cast doubt upon the value of his protestations; but certainly there are few more progressive, independent, and pro-American men than Professor Beard, and his clear and voluntary...