Word: pointing
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...interesting point of the letter is not this view, it is the manner in which it is expressed. Mr. Conant does not argue the case for repeal. Once his opinion is stated, he drops the issue completely. What follows is an astute bit of mancuvering calculated to put Mr. Landon--and, of course, the embargo bloc as a whole--neatly on the spot. His words show a masterful knowledge of American political machinations...
...whether or not the philosophy embodied in paintings such as Fiene's is of sound or infirm quality is not, to my mind, an important point. What does deserve attention, however, is the fact that the field of art is coming into its own in relation to people, their daily lives, and their problems. The day of an inactive, passive, and purely patrician art is rapidly coming to a close...
...point of view in the neutrality controversy has been expressed by Harvard's Jerome D. Greene in a Boston Herald article notable for its logic and calm. Had this article been written some two decades ago, it might very well have been taken for an utterance, likewise reasonable and collected, of Woodrow Wilson. The specific line of argument and the names mentioned may differ. But the broad sentiments outlined, the implications drawn, and finally the social myths preached are identical...
...hardly necessary to point out that very many observers would label this view naive to say the least. They would hear in the booming guns along the Saar merely the clash of rival imperialisms. And they would see in Mr. Chamberlain's devious line of march from appeasement to war merely a crass game of power politics gone beyond his control. But Mr. Greene might be left to his charitable thoughts were it not for their alarming implications. For if they are true, is it not imperative that America once more go to war for the defense of human liberties...
...Greene undoubtedly has a very great sympathy for Great Britain. Perhaps he has allowed his sentiment to point the direction of his arguments. But he must not permit himself to be stampeded into a jingoistic position. Reality and patriotism justify America's entrance only in the case of inconceivable eventualities...