Word: moralizes
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...orders, on the other hand, have been primarily interested in what is included in the term 'patriotic' with a general interest in the prohibition problem. The function of this new alliance is to interpret each to the other so that these two, largely independent, parallel streams of moral and civic power, may both be utilized in turning all wheels that grind a grist of Americanism common to both...
...believe." he continued, "that the German nation has been the victim of these maneuvers of Imperialists and this has united us. I also believe you are sincere men and, when you find the yellow press trying to depreciate Mexico, you will tell the truth and proclaim our true moral material position, which is enough for us to be considered a respectable nation. You may be sure Germans will always receive protection of their interests but not privileges, as no privileges exist in Mexico; guarantees and protection exist. The German colony is not considered a foreign colony but as a brother...
...Doctor of Laws, 5 times Doctor of Jurisprudence in European universities, Oxford Doctor of Letters, Prague Doctor of Philosophy, Grand Officier of the Legion of Honor, recipient of five decorations from crowned heads, member of every U. S. learned society of any note and of several European hierarchies, publicist, moralizer, politician, pedagog, Bohemian, philosopher, will look upon this 64th year of his life as not the least satisfactory. In Paris, last week, with much ceremony, he was inducted to the French Academy of Moral and Political Sciences, to which he had been elected in 1923. Only two U. S. celebrities...
Evangelists are needed in the colleges to overcome "atheism and moral chaos"--this is the prescription recommended by the Reverend Doctor S. Edward Young, a Presbyterian minister of Brooklyn. Dr. Young assumes that the tendency in the colleges is toward atheism, and he assumes, moreover, that moral chaos is the natural outcome of atheism. Neither assumption seems justified...
That there actually exists in the colleges a condition of "moral chaos" is as absurd as it is untrue. Some capable investigator ought to examine this charge against the colleges for the benefit of the general public. Among those who do not know, this will be the only way to dispel an erroneous impression created by a certain type of current fiction on college life...