Word: humanity
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...always an active supporter of worthy charities, giving most liberally of his money, his time and his personal attention. He was gentle and kind, with a human interest in his fellow creatures, which inspired a genuine love and esteem in all who knew...
...Proposition is objectionable on economic grounds. - (a) Prevents the satisfaction of a natural social instinct. - (1) A dispensary not sufficient. - (2) A shop conducted with philanthropic motives not sufficient. - (x) Men do not like to be objects of philanthropy. - (b) A strong demand of human nature will lead to violations of an opposing...
...want to say right here that I decline to subscribe to the doctrine of the sacredness of the human arm or leg. What matters a few broken bones to the glories of football as an intercollegiate sport? It is all nonsense to say that football is a game that benefits only a few. Look at the youngsters on every vacant lot in Washington during the fall season playing at football! Does anybody suppose that there would be these activities if it were not for the great heroes on the big teams whom these boys read about and look...
...main the same, the only marked difference being in the relative importance given to Phedre and Hyppolites; in the Greek, the play centres about the man, our only feeling towards Phedre being of the utmost contempt, such only as we might feel for the lowest of human beings; in the Latin play of Seneca the same is true, but when we come to the French this woman who has hitherto been of but secondary importance, suddenly steps to the front, she commands our attention, holding us transfixed while present and claiming our thoughts while absent. She is no longer...
Professor. de Sumichrast concluded his lecture by a careful summary of the play analyzing the complicating passions of the human heart as shown throughout, and completely refuting the objection of some of the critics that the play was monotonous and lacked dramatic interest...