Word: logic
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Replied City College's Acting President Nelson Prentiss Mead: "[Mr. Russell] has been invited ... to teach courses in mathematics and logic . . . and not to discourse on his personal ethical and moral views...
...spreading belief that law is a racket, jump to the thought that every successful man has his own racket, move on to the natural conclusion that business is a racket, politics a racket, government a racket, ideals a racket, organizations a racket, religion a racket, and so, with inexorable logic, reach the final bleak conviction that life itself...
...think," said M. Saracoglu, "we are reasonably sure of peace, for this year, at least. . . . My confidence is founded on the ordinary processes of reason, but in these times logic and the human mind are too often overridden by the illogic of events. Therefore we do not let reasonable hope prevent us from preparing day and night for the unexpected...
...baggage and go." But privately, James went even farther; at a recent meeting he told Lyford that when his Yankee totalitarianism is established, "there won't be any Catholics". In his platform, James left an absurdly obvious loophole: "Freedom for religious worship is guaranteed for all groups." The doubtful logic of this statement he now supports by stressing that he is opposed only to certain vicious practices of Catholics, and not to their religion as a whole. Yet actually he went on, identifying a part with the whole, playing upon prejudices, and building an organization to smash all Catholics...
These arguments, too, are impelling. It is probably beyond the power of anyone outside the innermost circles of Britain and Germany to weigh correctly their respective merit. But we think that the logic of Dr. Holmes is as solid as granite, and that opposing set of arguments contains possible weaknesses. Hitler, for example, is an imponderable; his reaction to, and behavior after, a peace settlement, cannot be safely predicted. British resolution to pursue the war to an idealistic conclusion may be suspect, propaganda notwithstanding. If there is a chance for peace, it is to the selfish interest of the United...