Word: herberts
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...contained in a detailed, original, and persuasive chapter, "Myths and Realities of the French Economy." At the start he observes coldly that "so peculiar does the economy appear that the best observers end by changing it entirely on pretext of describing it." (This is a direct stab at Herbert Luethy, author of the very widely-read France Against Herself. Luethy devotes considerable space to a description of French economic stagnation.) In economics, as in no other field, (says Aron) legends and inaccurate conclusions thrive. Some of the most prevalent myths are that industrial production per worker has stagnated, there...
Among other Faculty members signing the statement of faith were: Gordon W. Allport '19, professor of Psychology; Herbert Dieckmann, Smith Professor of the French and Spanish Languages; Franklin L. Ford, professor of History; Harry T. Levin '33, professor of English and Comparative Literature; Perry G. E. Miller; professor of American Literature; and Barrington Moore, Jr., lecturer on Sociology...
...than did Pell. Each will now be known as "the father of ..."; each differs in varying degrees from his son's political philosophy; but both are extremely proud of their young sons' rise from the family of a politician to political prominence. "Claiborne will make a strong senator," says Herbert Pell, who served as Democratic Representative from New York's Fifth Avenue district in 1919-21. "He's more conservative than I am, but that's not saying much...
Pell, who paid a short visit to the University this week, would just as well watch politics from the sidelines now. With typical candor and objectivity, he said, "The political philosophy of my generation is outmoded. We can't deal with the issues of today." Herbert Pell is heroically unequivocal--especially for a politician--and is delightfully quick-witted in his vignettes of "the old days" or "when I was a boy" or "when FDR was in"--frequent Pell terms. A life-long Democrat, the ambassador decries straight party voting as "unintelligent...
Combining political savvy and a quick sense of humor, Herbert Claiborne Pell, retired states-man and party manager, is a master at the aside--in a stage whisper. To sit next to him is the only way to catch the whole show. His asides presented a description of the political fever that is apparently catching in the Pell family...