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Word: gentium (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...dynamite, six years before his death at 63 in 1896 and eleven years before the inauguration of what has become the world's most honorific-and occasionally quixotic-award. Since 1901 a five-person Norwegian Nobel Committee has bestowed gold medals bearing the motto Pro Pace et Fraternitate Gentium (For Peace and Brotherhood of Nations) and cash awards ranging from $30,000 to $173,700 to 59 men, five women and eleven organizations. Nineteen times the committee made no awards at all - of ten because of wars more terrible than even the father of dynamite could have envisioned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: Saints and Statesmen | 11/6/1978 | See Source »

...read Wednesday's (May 27) CRIMSON with utter incredulity. Are we so morally, spiritually, and intellectually corrupt as to allow a small group of "radical students" to decide that Steven Kelman should not speak at this year's commencement because they happen not to like his views? Ubinam gentium sumus...

Author: By Joel Porte, | Title: The Mail SPLIT DOOR PANELS | 6/1/1970 | See Source »

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