Word: idol
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...luxe of modern civilization, which, if too often the hell of less fortunate mortals, can yet be considered the paradise of the rich. Hervieu has described with minute imagery the whole fabric of civilization as some great and gorgeous temple, and in this temple rules, he says, the idol of all time, woman...
...ward. The very democratic character of Yale has made it the institution that appeals to the West. It has somehow from its beginnings given out a spirit that is consonant with the feelings and aspirations and admiration of the West, and therefore Yale is, of all colleges today, the idol of the West. I see a significance beyond this hospitable entertainment of the president here tonight. It is the first time that Yale has thrown off her conservatism and gone out in the person of her first officer among her alumni and her faithful adherents, and it is well...