Word: mistrust
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...plain language, the nations are thought to mistrust each other even more than do the diplomats. Harding has said that while he favors approximate disarmament, the United States must not render itself helpless by disarming in advance of other nations. That is the diplomat's view. The supposed attitude of the various peoples is indicated by the feeling in political circles that secrecy is essential to any advance. It looks like a case of one hundred per cent suspicion all around. But surely if there is any real desire in the world for peace and disarmament, the nations will...
...demand for class solidarity and direct action on the part of some labor leaders has done much to bring about the present mistrust. But the capitalist, who has turned his back on abuses which have occasioned this solidarity, has not helped the situation. Both are like blind men, thinking they perceive an enemy and thrashing about wildly in mutually destructive combat. Only when the energy thus wasted can be turned to a sane recognition of true facts, can we avoid revolution and attack the abuses which obstruct the road to progress...
...faith beforehand in an uncertified result is often the only thing that makes the result come true. Believe that you can make a dangerous leap, and your feet are nerved to the accomplishment; but mistrust yourself and you are lost. Refuse to believe and you shall indeed be right, for you shall irretrievably perish. But believe, and again you shall be right, for you shall save yourself. This is why life depends on the liver. Life is worth living, since it is what we make it. Pessimism, completed by your act, is true beyond a doubt, so far as your...
...requisite for entering it, and especially the nature and opportunities of the college when once entered. A great deal of eulogistic writing has been published with excellent intent, setting forth life at Harvard in glowing terms. This kind of writing has one objection, however; it is apt to be mistrusted. What Mr. Bolles has done is past mistrust. Taking the facts of the University as they are, he has merely recorded them in such a way that they will be understood by everyone. His statement of the position of a poor man at Harvard, for example, is at once most...
...auditor's report, it must be confessed, is disappointing. The blunder, by which we were beguiled into the happy delusion that the board of last month was only $4.25, certainly does not redound to the steward's credit. Nevertheless, there is nothing in it to cause any serious mistrust of the management of the hall in general. The association is certainly fulfilling the purposes of its establishment, and, to speak relatively, giving general satisfaction as far as relates to quality and price, in spite of this revelation. A natural result of this unfortunate mistake is very likely to be renewed...