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...That all men are brothers is a noble and Christian thought but human experience has demonstrated that it is, at best, nothing more than a pleasant theory. . . . To abolish war effectively we must contrive to lessen the intense economic tension. . . . Any reduction in armaments is desirable on the ground of national economy but if we believe that such a reduction would put an end to war-unless the movement is accompanied by profound economic adjustments-we are simply deceiving ourselves...
...football was starting to decline. The Golden Decade of exploitation was over, the public was beginning to tire of the spectacle, and the depression was forcing others to lose an interest. Several universities had made efforts to de-emphasize the sport and several others had taken drastic stops to lessen professionalism. Several years ago Iowa had been forced out of the Western Conference, Navy had broken with Army because of the latter's unfair eligibility stand, and Columbia had given loud publicity to its efforts to lesson the pressure on football by starting an athletic endowment fund. Sports writers...
...college degree does not lessen the length of your ears; it only conceals...
...among which they will be expected to choose during the next few days. Usually one's curriculum must be guided by the language or distribution requirements, but within these limits there is generally some range. In certain key courses, essential to fields of concentration, no amount of detraction could lessen the enrollment. Yet a carefully reasoned criticism, given undergraduate support, may frequently receive official consideration. It is for this reason that such courses have been treated in some detail, sometimes praised, perhaps more often disparaged, but rarely reviewed without several frank comments...
Said he: "People who have analyzed the relation of finance companies to general business will see how largely they have contributed to lessen the Depression. They have made available larger amounts of consumer credit to support industry operating on the mass production basis. Mass production calls for mass credit...