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Word: greatnesse (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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"There is no question about his greatness," according to Roderick Firth, Alford Professor of Natural Religion, Moral Philosophy, and Civil Polity. In a history of philosophy in the twentieth century, Firth says, Lewis will be ranked along with John Dewey, George Santayana, and Alfred Noyes Whitehead, even though he was...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Former Prof. In Philosophy Dead at 80 | 2/4/1964 | See Source »

The fact that his new job will make him the most influential Negro in the U.S. Government impresses Rowan-up to a point. "That the President would ask me-a Negro-to take on a job of this magnitude is another mark of the increasing greatness of this country. But...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Administration: The Virtues of Talking Back | 1/31/1964 | See Source »

There was little doubt of the results, though the voting will not end until this week. Except for a few dissenters, most citizens were expected to rubber-stamp the proposals. There was, after all, that sizable herd of Osagyefo-worshippers who received fresh inspiration from the Ghanaian Times writer who...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ghana: The Fruits of Redemption | 1/31/1964 | See Source »

In his books, the Arthurian epic is a profound and pious chronicle of his nation's founding, the glory of an age that never seemed Dark to White. From it came the Matter of Britain, the lesson of greatness, and White was its subtle sage. Bombay-born, the son...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Great Britain: The Once & Future Merlyn | 1/24/1964 | See Source »

Most high school seniors suppose that getting into Harvard requires a score of 700 or above (top: 800) on college-board tests. Not necessarily, say Admissions Men Fred L. Glimp and Dean K. Whitla in the Harvard Alumni Bulletin. Harvard more and more seeks men who may score below 500...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Colleges: A Touch of Greatness | 1/24/1964 | See Source »

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