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Too Many Greys. Nehru staunchly defended his neutralist position. Asked at a National Press Club luncheon how he could sit on the fence in a conflict between right and wrong, he sighed wearily. "There are far too many greys in this world," he said. "A politician may aim at the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign Relations: Gentleman's Disagreement | 11/17/1961 | See Source »

Primary among these obstacles, perhaps, is the simple inability of so many of us to perceive and understand precisely what life and human existence are all about in an underdeveloped country. That this is so is, of course, readily understandable, given the rather high standards available to our population.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: L'AFFAIRE IBADAN | 10/21/1961 | See Source »

A second trend--frequently embraced by the same artists--proceeds from another Bauhaus principle expressed by Gropius in 1923. "We perceive every form," he wrote, "as the embodiment of an idea, every piece of work as a manifestation of our innermost selves. Only work which is the product of inner...

Author: By Michael S. Gruen, | Title: Artists of the Bauhaus | 10/5/1961 | See Source »

If, as Stookey suggests, the undergraduate is unable to perceive a direct relationship between the specific period of his life set aside for education, and the career he will subsequently select, then the incentive for diligent and creative study must come from another source.

Author: By Paul S. Cowan, | Title: An Introduction | 6/15/1961 | See Source »

It is true that Seeger gives cause to be thought of as playing the innocent on stage. As he remarked after he had been greeted at Sanders Theatre by a tumultuous standing ovation, "I don't deserve all that applause. After all, I'm just an ordinary sinful human being...

Author: By John R. Adler, | Title: Pete Seeger | 5/24/1961 | See Source »

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