Word: meanly
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...firmly believe, from my own experience in such things", he continued, "that government ownership of railroads would be fatal. It would mean a decrease of initiative and rivalry between roads. This initiative is necessary, for it is the only thing which can prevent stagnation, and its corresponding effect on the country. The failure or stagnation of the railroads would mean the complete collapse of industrial prosperity. The railroads employ ten per cent of the laborers in the country, and buy one third of the annual coal output. The life, convenience, and comfort of the public depend on the success...
...give an example of what I mean, do any of us know whether the fire departments in our towns do as good a job as they should? We see the engines tearing down the street, we see streams of water directed against the burning building, and ultimately the fire goes out. Who of us knows whether the firemen were unconsciously slow in putting out that fire and whether, therefore, entirely unnecessary damage resulted, or on the other hand were extraordinarly quick and effective and saved hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of property and a good many lives by their...
...same with college education in general. Just as there are some places in which a knowledge of the law is necessary, there are also many phases of politics that require men who have had a college training. But simply because a man has been to college, that does not mean that he is fitted to fulfill the requirements. He must have had a training that enables him to adapt himself to all kinds of circumstances and to all kinds of people. I have known men who have never seen the inside of a college building yet who are better educated...
...entire body of living Harvard alumni. We have reached a condition where our colleges are literally being drowned. Figures point to the overwhelming trend of the present in favor of the "practical, professional" type of college; but the arguments in favor of a general cultural course are by no means to be ignored. "Culture" does not mean blind, narrow-minded reading of the Classics any more than it implies an implicit faith in the efficacy of the Quadrivium of the old monastery school. A cultural course means broad general training--"literature, science, history, and the knowledge of men", as opposed...
...extremely pessimistic about the situation. The railroads do not dare to increase their rates, and would not if they could, because increased rates really mean not more profit, but less profit. The discord between capital and labor is another reason for the failure of the railroads. Capital wants more security for its money, and a higher rate of interest. Labor wants more pay for less effort. Until these two extremes are reconciled, industry will continue in its present state. Of course, I believe that conditions will return to normal eventually, but that day is very far off, unless both capital...