Word: mortality
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...that the Old Warrior believed that the "mortal danger" of Soviet aggression had in any way diminished. Earnestly, he warned "all the nations who would rather die than submit to Communist rule" that "hard sacrifice and constant toil" are still urgently necessary if the free world is to preserve its "right to live." But Churchill's warning was less dramatic than his optimistic forecast, and in war-weary Europe, his speech was taken to mean what too many Europeans wanted it to mean: that the time has come to relax...
Blow what winds would, the ancient truth was mine, And friendship mellowed in the flush of wine, And heavenly laughter, shaking from its wings Atoms of light and tears for mortal things...
...These mortal enemies," said Stevenson, "cannot be permitted to get close to the bloodstream of America, particularly its Government. I don't believe oaths and affidavits are much good, for a real Communist never hesitates to lie. Nor is catching and punishing Communists after their treachery enough to end the hazard...
Johnny (vacantly): The body is mortal and material, the soul...
...work quietly to preserve the Basque consciousness of their people, as well as certain moral freedoms generally overlooked in the rest of Spain. A year ago, during serious anti-government strikes in the Basque provinces, Spanish bishops were warning priests to tell the people that such striking was a mortal sin. One of Aranzazu's Franciscans, speaking from the pulpit, countered: "The right to strike without violence is a right granted by God as one of man's natural freedoms...