Word: mankinde
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Somewhat less elated and carefree were the men who held the fate of nearly a fifth of mankind in their hands. On the eve of the national anniversary they were seated around a banqueting table in Chungking. Guest of honor was Mao Tse-tung, the Communist leader from Yenan, a man with destiny written in his strong face. Opposite him sat one of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's chief negotiators, shrewd General Chang Chih-chung. For 45 seesawing days the two men, backed by their aides, had pitted plan against plan to heal the breach between Communist China...
...inheritors of a great scientific tradition and of a beautiful structure of knowledge. It is the duty of our generation to add to the perfection of this structure and to pass on to the next generation the best traditions of our science for the edification and entertainment of all mankind...
When they got news of the atomic bomb, most intelligent men were filled with awe. Yet the most portentous news since that date has been the abundant evidence that mankind in general remains insufficiently aware of his predicament. There has been much talk about how to get the new monster into an unbreakable cage-and few admissions that the real monster is the human race...
...Osservatore Romano's unauthorized outburst regretted that the creators of the bomb had not followed da Vinci's example (with his plans for the submarine) and destroyed it, on the ground that mankind is too evil to be trusted with such power. Later, men "high in Vatican circles" spoke of "useless massacre,"deplored "the circumstances which have compelled" the use of the bomb. London's Catholic Herald recalled Pope Pius' "Christian distinction between legitimate and illegitimate weapons...
...United States position of leadership in this line of research, Professor Bridgman recommended that "the bomb be turned over to an international control group involving mutual trust among nations." He forecast the end of nationalities and a society in which nations must band together in the preservation of mankind...