Word: human
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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White I cannot comment on the reaction of New Yorkers to his column, I will conscientiously state that the lucidity of his reactions and his analysis and understanding of human nature are superb. If he has a fondness for loud clothes, he also faithfully observes what is currently deemed to be good taste in dress and offers his readers many valuable suggestions...
...gave him so many whiskeys and sodas that I got cockeyed drinking with him. He wouldn't sit down and relax, but just stood there tossing off the drinks without a change in his tone, manner or posture. Finally I said, 'For God's sake, can't you be human and talk for once like a human being?' And what do you suppose this guy said, without changing his dead-pan expression ?'Begging your pardon, sir, but here in England we're all a bit of a snob.' So that was that...
Best story in the book is The Enemy. Sergeant Paschke suddenly realizes that the Russian soldier trapped in the darkness is a human being, decides to give him a chance to surrender, hesitates, is killed for his moment of humanity. His comrade kills the Russian who had considered all German soldiers efficient and unfeeling units of a war machine...
Nothing less than "Problems Threatening the Welfare of the Entire Human Race" were on the agenda for hot discussion last fortnight when 2,000 Northern Baptists convened in Colorado Springs. Hard-shelled delegates wished to stick to the oldtime religion, to wrestle with old- time problems like dancing and card-playing in church buildings. But liberal Baptists felt that the time had come for their church to burst its religious bonds, step out into social, economic and political arenas. To that end. months ago, the Christian Social Action Commission had prepared a 15,000-word report. Baptists up & down...
...Elizabeth clinging to her lover despite her regret at the pain she caused her husband; 2) going on with her plans to remarry despite her agony at her son's disapproval of her course; 3) living beyond the usual happy ending of remarriage and accepting her quota of human doubts and regrets...