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...possible therefore to generalize about West Point. For instance good health, high mental capacity and moral endurance are universal among the cadets. The general air of enthusiasm so noticeable at games is really Western in attitude-they are religiously keen about the corps and all its activities. Similarly the joy afforded by a soda or a movie seems naive to us but such judgement is done on a purely comparative basis...
...school-boy, reading of him, is likely to imagine him a great brute of a man, whereas he was really slight, with thin lips, jet black hair, keen eyes, and a perpetually courteous air. Like Freidrich Nietzche, whom he most resembles in historical significance, he was an unhappy man. He seemed never to attain his ends, never to be near enough the throne to wield the sceptre, never able to find a champion for his cause. Patriotism devoured him, yet America had her Sam Adams whose name is far from disrepute...
Captain Charles G. Hutter '38 said that he was glad the University as a whole has shown keen interest in the growth of the aquatic sport at Harvard. Praising Coach Ulen, he said, "I feel that under the fine guidance of Hal Ulen as coach, Harvard teams will be able to maintain the degree of performance which has been shown in the past...
Your mind was still as keen to seek and find...
...squalid conscience. "Agreements that are worthwhile are never made on the basis of threats. . . . The Prime Minister has strong views on foreign policy and I respect him for it. I have strong views, too! Of late the conviction has grown steadily on me that there has been too keen a desire on our part to make terms with others-rather than for others to make terms with us. . . . Propaganda against this country by the Italian Government is rife throughout the world. I myself pledged this House not to open conversations with Italy until hostile propaganda ceased...