Word: inheritability
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...corruption of democracies proceeds directly from the fact that one class imposes the taxes and another class pays them. . . . Democracy is likely to perish through national bankruptcy. . . . Democracy means a victory of sentiment over reason." Glints Buckingham Palace: "When Christ said 'Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the Earth,' He was thinking of the British Empire." At last the Abbey: "The Church burned Bruno and imprisoned Galileo. The Church has lived by its monopolies and conquered by its intolerance...
Politically he will not be better off than was ex-Chancellor Stresemann. He will inherit, as a "nonpartisan" man, the same internal political difficulties. His policy will be the same: to restore finances, to provide an agreement with France without admitting the legality of the Ruhr occupation or jeopardizing the interests of the other Allies, to conciliate Bavaria and strengthen Minister President von Knilling, to repress Monarchism and Bolshevism...
Senator Smoot, who is due to inherit the Chairmanship of the Senate Finance Committee, went about Washington conferring with the President and Secretary Mellon. The President declined to commit himself. Secretary Mellon wants to reduce income surtaxes and wants the Administration to sponsor a tax bill for that purpose in the next Congress. Senator Smoot agrees that taxes should be reduced but is opposed to any attempt by the Administration in that direction during the following Congress...
...desire a divorce in order to inherit two million. B agrees to act as co-respondent of convenience...
...green fields and pastures new of college literature another aspirant for favor," and it was a very courteous greeting that she extended to the young "Magenta." If the child is father to the man the two are often strangely dissimilar. . . . But if the present paper and its editors inherit few features or characteristics from 1873 they do inherit--at least on such formal occasions as birthdays--the excellent good will of Mother Advocate...