Word: musts
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Such well-intentioned enthusiasts as Teitgen tried to march too fast. This was just what the sponsors of the Strasbourg movement had feared might happen. Before he left for a breather at Nice, Churchill himself championed the go-slow view. "We must not attempt on our present electoral basis," he said, "to challenge the powers that belong to the duly constituted national parliaments founded directly upon universal suffrage. Such a course would be premature...I will not prejudge the work of the committee (drafting unification plans), but I hope they will remember Napoleon's saying 'A constitution must...
Washington believes there is only one way out for Britain-she must scrap her restrictive bilateral trade policies, produce more cheaply, and compete for all she is worth. That would mean a revolution of sorts in British industry and a sharp reduction in some of Labor's pet projects. It would also require efficient redeployment of British workers to industries where they are needed most; that would cause temporary unemployment. The hard fact is that Britain cannot whip herself into trim competitive shape without at least temporarily lowering her standard of living...
...queue, thinks the New Statesman's chronicler, "must answer some deep-seated need of our time...No one can push in ahead by sheer strength and skill and win the prize-a fortune or a dozen boxes of chocolates-which the majority won't get. But equally, no one will be quite left out-all will get their two ounces of jujubes* by mere waiting and shuffling along at intervals...
...ground President knew that all the unrest could not be blamed on Communists. "Special powers are not enough," he said. "We must put an end to the origin of the evil...The Communists took advantage of the situation, but also the self-interest of some other quarters is much to blame. Capital was given remunerative prices; now it is time for workers to get the same." He proposed reforms in public medical care, better pension laws. And he ordered bus fares reduced...
Moreover, Canadian oil could not be overlooked as a big item in U.S.-Canadian defense. The joint defense planners must consider the importance of Alberta's strategically placed fields, and the possibility of their relieving the drain on other oil-rich areas in case...