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...violent opposition to anything of the kind entertained by most Harvard men then or now. Harvard is not concerned with his opinions, but with the spirit of a man who gave everything he had in support of what he believed. Not as a Communist, but as an idealist does she honor his memory...
...business of selling. The exhibitions organized under their auspices have often supplanted the inadequacies of the local museums and they also have been most useful in supporting, perhaps more in good times than at present, the contemporary artists worthy of patronage. One must, paradoxically enough, be somewhat of an idealist to be a dealer nowadays. The lean years have an unfortunate way of eating into the fat years. But for the man who wants to be connected with art and at the same time earn a living, the dealer's field can often offer quite a satisfactory means of compromise...
...Polar exploration, sailed for Europe on his third transantarctic expedition, to determine "once and for all" if the so-called South Polar continent is really a single body of land or two or more gigantic islands. Said rich Explorer Ellsworth when asked about his financial backing: "I am an idealist-I don't care where the money comes from...
...Idealist" on "Bloodsuckers...
...never was, a Communist," declared Gordon Switz. "I was interested in the Soviet experiment as an idealist. My first contacts with the Soviet spy organization were in New York and in Washington. They saw how keen I was and arranged for me to go to Moscow in the guise of an aviation instructor. When I returned to America I met my wife, Marjory Tilley. She was a student at Vassar. She was only 19. We got married and she agreed to come to Europe and help...