Word: life
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...pact recognizes the common heritage and civilization of [the Western] peoples, founded on principles of democracy, individual liberty and the rule of law . . . It is based on an understanding and a determination to preserve our way of life . . . No nation innocent of aggressive intentions need have the slightest fear or apprehension...
...Judge Curtis Bok, himself an author (Backbone of the Herring), ruled thoughtfully that nine novels (including works by James T. Farrell, Erskine Caldwell, William Faulkner) seized in vice-squad raids were not obscene. Said the court: "I should prefer that my own three daughters meet the facts of life and the literature of the world in my library than behind a neighbor's barn, for I can face the adversary there directly...
...catastrophes which may at some time be encountered ... If we look ahead five or ten years we must consider the possibility of encountering atomic blast. This possibility may for some places be so small that it can be neglected. We should make every effort to add atomic facts of life-subtle and obvious, pleasant and unpleasant-to our folklore. [But] an attempt to provide complete (necessarily underground) protection against atomic attack at close range would cost so much, and would interfere so greatly with what we have come to regard as normal living, that it is unacceptable. The only alternative...
Behind these ups & downs in Britain's daily existence were some hard facts of British economic life. They were summarized last week by Sir Stafford Cripps in his "Economy Survey for 1949." The news he had about Britain's great effort toward recovery was as good as anyone had a right to expect; some of it was better...
...capital has to be replaced out of "a fund of public savings." When new machines or other capital goods are needed in the U.S., they are normally paid for by the investment of the savings of those private individuals who have more than they require to support life. In general, these individuals make up "the middle class...