Word: nationalism
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...that the men who, through the advantages of their environment and education, should be capable of forming a wise judgment of this country's needs, have voluntarily and definitely put their stamp of approval upon the efforts of the President to improve the military status of the nation...
...Fuller points out a new, or at least generally little thought of, aspect of military discipline in his article in another column, in that it teaches us that it is not only our duty but our privilege to show loyalty to our nation. His statement concerning President Lowell's position in the matter, however, merits some explanation...
...chance for the real thing (together with an overdose for some). And it doesn't link up with anything more substantial. Military training meets both these deficiencies. It is capable of taking care of the entire student body. And it is linked up with the life of the nation. In fact it is, or can be made, an actual piece of the nation's life. It is the natural counterpart of the years of study, and an excellent supplement to athletics as they...
...neighbor in distress. It is forgotten by those who urge these criticisms that in military training the enemy is present chiefly in imagination, whereas the person in evidence is the fellow-soldier with whom one must act, and the representative of the nation whom one must obey. It is the social and political capacities that are chiefly developed, while the pugnacious elements of our nature are trained into their subordinate place...
Each one of us has a task of patriotism to perform towards the country, but more than that, the spirit of the University, its patriotism or its indifference towards the welfare of the nation, will be determined by the number of men who are willing to render service. The reputation of Harvard, with respect to its willingness as a public servant, depends upon the amount of individual sacrifice its members are willing to make...