Word: human
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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They were rooted, he thought, in a common trust in democracy and the brotherhood of man. Said he: "We believe in the dignity of the individual. We believe that the function of the state is to preserve and promote human rights and fundamental freedoms. We believe that the state exists for the benefit of man, not that man exists for the benefit of the state. . . . We believe that each individual must have as much liberty for the conduct of his life as is compatible with the rights of others...
...problem can be solved; it is not hopeless. Raggedly and slowly, but surely, the country's human and material resources are being mobilized. That is an enormous gain; The Crisis which ended Britain's short, uneasy sleep would not have come if that had been true last year...
They were not being capricious. Not only is Volpone Wolfit's liveliest production, and Volpone his lustiest role, but the play itself is one of the world's masterpieces of sardonic comedy. Its Elizabethan author managed to make it both a scalding comment on human avarice and a high-spirited entertainment...
...organization has ever been confronted. It must prove to millions of skeptics that the dangers of an atomic war in a few years are so great that only such a departure from the present philosophy of diplomacy and international cooperation can prevent it. The stakes are the highest possible: human lives. Anything less than full participation in the discussion of this issue by every thinking American would be the most foolhardy form of indifference...
...addition to his political activities, Thomas is a profile author, having written numerous works, including "America's Way Out-A Program for Democracy" and Human Exploitation...