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...wine industry," frothed Briton Wilfred Winterton. Over fruit juice at a nearby cafe the Drys held a council of war, resolved to censure Borotra's scandalous remarks. But the Half-Wets fought back. "They want to prevent us from drinking, smoking, even making love," snorted Andre Mignot, secretary-general of France's National Defense Committee Against Alcoholism. "We're French. You can't be an abstainer in France unless you're a hero or a saint...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CONFERENCES: Storm in a Wineglass | 9/22/1952 | See Source »

...Stockholm, Union Leader Yngve Moller said: "He was reactionary. This hardly appeals to a Swede. But he will likely find a credit account in heaven for the magnificence of his achievements." In Paris, the Socialists were harder on him. Said Pierre Mignot, a biology teacher: "His Taylor* system marks the beginning of modern slavery." Paris youngsters (who belong to the jeep, not the tin-Lizzie era) did not even know his name, and many an oldster shuddered at it. Said grey-haired Gaston, headwaiter at Lavrue's: " Voyez-vous, Monsieur Ford gave us speed. In the old days, Parisians...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: REFLECTIONS: The Last of an American | 4/21/1947 | See Source »

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