Word: humanitarian
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...said that the AFSC spends all its money to promote peaceful conditions at home and abroad, although the programs are of diverse and manifold direction. In no sense do we concede that our work has "political overtones" as distinct from religious (which this year would have made us ineligible), humanitarian or educational overtones. We do not operate in politics, although, like every other human institution, we operate in the political sphere...
...continued, however, "We do not consider in any sense that our work has 'political overtones' as distinct from religious overtones... or humanitarian overtones or educational overtones...
Hoover's humanitarian work lasted a lifetime. As Secretary of Commerce, he directed the evacuation of 1,500,000 people from the floodlands of the lower Mississippi in 1927, saw that they were housed and fed. Years later, in 1946, Democratic President Harry Truman asked Hoover to examine the relief needs of Asia and Europe in the post-World War II famine. Then 71, Hoover tirelessly trekked 35,000 miles through 25 countries to make his report...
...humanitarian side, Ulbricht grandly announced that he would set free 10,000 political prisoners between now and Dec. 20. But of course he will be doing his own counting, and few expect that he will live up to his promise. Even if he does, there will still be 50,000 inmates left in East German jails, many held for political reasons...
Ulbricht's motive in letting East German pensioners (men over 65, women over 60) visit the West is less humanitarian than it might seem. He has already let 70,000 aged and ailing East Germans emigrate since the Wall went up, saving the Republic nearly $45 million in pensions and state medical care. His new liberality will give 3,000,000 more of the unproductive among East Germany's 17 million population the chance to escape to freedom-and reduce the Communist dole roll...