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...Twentieth Century Fund President Adolf A. Berle Jr., FDR braintruster who was among the first to recognize the new nature of capitalism, the "humorous paradox" of the new conservatism is that "our ancestors feared that corporations had no conscience. We are treated to the colder, more modern fear that perhaps they do." The fear is that, without an adequate philosophy to shape its generosity, big business may erect a vast new paternalism as sterile as the welfare state. In education, some observers argue that corporate coddling may stifle the independent academic spirit...
...genius, as Mary McCarthy sees it. Not only does it glint from painting, palazzo and cathedral, but from the hard surfaces of the Venetian mind as well. It was typical of the Venetians to sit out the first three Crusades except as close-bargaining transport agents. How explain the paradox, asks Author McCarthy, of "a commercial people who lived solely for gain-how could they create a city of fantasy, lovely as a dream or a fairy tale?" Her answer is as tantalizing as her question: "There is no contradiction, once you stop to think what images of beauty arise...
...Vital Paradox...
...hold firmly to a vital paradox and to a fixed purpose: We maintain strength only in order some day to yield it-in league with all other nations. We shall go on working ceaselessly for the sure and safe accord that alone will make this possible. For we seek, above all else, to lift from the backs of men and all nations their terrible burden of armaments...
...Penn coed is an intriguing paradox. She is attractive and often intelligent, yet some Penn men will assert that it would be degrading to date one. This can probably be regarded as irrational and inconse-5Snack bar-lunch counter at Houston Hall where busy Pennmen and women grab a bite to eat while scurrying about...