Word: parallelism
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Would Bertrand Russell not agree that honest speech is a far better defense of civil liberty than silence plus a pleading of the Fifth Amendment? The parallel to George Washington or the Christian martyrs is imaginary...
McCarthyism has a parallel in modern history, and it is neither Hitlerism nor Huey Longism. In the late '20s and early '30s, Prohibition monopolized public discussion in the U.S. and luridly colored the European view of American life. An overwhelming majority of the U.S. people came to recognize that Prohibition was a mistake-but before Repeal in 1933, the opponents of Prohibition had exaggerated its evil effects as widely as the most fanatic Drys had exaggerated the evils of drink...
...June 29, 1950, the President of the U.S. told the American people that a "bunch of bandits" had crossed the 38th parallel in Korea. "Under the circumstances," said Harry Truman, "I have ordered U.S. air and sea forces to give the Korean government troops cover and support...
When the first British reinforcements arrived in beleaguered Pusan, many Americans thought so. Their confidence waned as the U.S. and its allies fell out over the conduct of the war. The first squall arose when Douglas MacArthur wanted U.N. authority for crossing the 38th parallel in pursuit of the North Koreans. In studiedly vague language, the General Assembly authorized the Eighth Army to "insure stability in Korea," and bring about "a unified, independent and democratic government." The vote was 47-5 (the Russian bloc), but India and six other Asian and Arab nations parted company with the U.S., because...
...38th Parallel-U.S.A. (Fri. 9 p.m., CBS). A documentary on the Korean war, narrated by Will Rogers...