Word: idealisms
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...outside and above himself, that one's labor contributes to a lofty purpose, is what makes it, and with it, makes life itself, worthwhile; and the more distant the end, the more grander the prospect." It did not matter then that President Lowell did not say what this ideal would be, of how vague and hard to reach the distant goal really is. For, in the blur of memory, 1927 seems a calm, untroubled year...
...today the world, as President Conant noted yesterday, is "poised between war and peace"; it is a period of extreme uncertainty. Too much has happened in the last 25 years to make the members of the class of 1952 believe that beyond mundane effort lies a nebulous ideal. To those who "would win more victories for humanity," President Conant reminded that the conviction of Alger Hiss and the confession of Klaus Fuchs have been heavy blows against the tradition of progress through reform and that now "a dark blanket of public suspicion woven by the same type of persons...
...Dewey, the philosopher can only assist at the birth of ideas, shaping values as they come along to meet the needs of the present. He may take hints from the past, but the only real test of an ideal is how it can be expected to work out in the future. Thus, for Experimentalist Dewey and his followers, action became a sort of giant laboratory, where values could be run through a series of streamlined tests. "The method we term 'scientific,' " said he, "forms for the modern man . . . the sole dependable means for disclosing the realities of existence...
Citation: "Forces that bring about change in the world are not all of dramatic quality nor of hurricane strength. The power of gentle influences-of compassion, the ideal of universal brotherhood, and integrity-is great and enduring...
Whatever the cause of excess weight, says Dr. Jolliffe, the only way to take it off is by cutting down the intake of calories for a while below the body's actual needs, so that stored fat will be burned. When the ideal weight is reached, intake and consumption of fuel can be equalized. The main thing, he insists, is for the dieter to realize that his appestat has been set too high and has to be set lower...