Word: growth
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Besides the moral growth that universal military service would bring about, much would be gained through the physical development of our young men. Out of every 1,000 men who were examined for the army, 271 were unfit for military service. In the 26th Division we had many cases of flat feet which made the men useless for hard military work. At the advice of one of my colonels who was an orthopedic specialist, these men were organized into a special training batalion. In eight weeks, 80 per cent of these supposedly unfit men were made physically sound and able...
...best insurance against a growth of Socialism and Bolshevism is the employment in profitable work of our entire population...
...England, their incorporation in the Magna Charta, and the great influence of that "dusty parchment" upon the Anglo-Saxon race. He emphasized the necessity of building all new projects upon the firm foundation of past experience. Especially in the practice of law should attention be devoted to the gradual growth of personal liberty and the slow progress toward a rational society...
...history of the great World War is written geography will be understood as one of the fundamental causes. When white people migrated into Europe from west central Europe they found a land divided by mountain ranges and arms of the sea into small geographic provinces. This led to the growth of numerous small countries. Physical geography, by isolating peoples, leads to national strength and often to international animosity...
...That internationalism will destroy patriotism is no argument," he continued, "for the growth of Prussia which ended in patriotism was against the principles of humanity. As every political truth has its limitations, so has patriotism...