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...often sat through four-hour sessions without opening his mouth, soon became known as "Maurice the Silent." In the subsidized biography of Big Bill Hutcheson (for which the union, if not its rank-and-file members, cheerfully paid $310,000), Author Maxwell Raddock described Maurice: "He seems to possess all the qualities of a leader; he is tall, he has a good heart, and he is moderate in everything, even in the use of his intelligence...
Perhaps the biggest difference between De Gaulle and the Fascists lies not in the area of political philosophy, where they held many ideas in common, but rather in the deeply personal morality and greatness of soul which De Gaulle alone possess. What Hitler, in self-imposed exile, could have concluded a Mein Kampfwith these lines...
...weeks later, Foreign Secretary Lord Home got a reply from the British Consul General in Muscat detailing his findings: "The Sultanate has not, since 1937, possessed a band. None of the Sultan's subjects, so far as I am aware, can read music, which the majority regard as sinful. The manager of the British Bank of the Middle East, who can, does not possess a clarinet. Even if he did, the dignitary who, in the absence of the Sultan, is the recipient of ceremonial honors and who might be presumed to recognize the tune is somewhat deaf. Fortunately...
...name comes from the Bible: "And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, 'Thou art our sister; be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them...
...hear seven eminent Americans re-iterate the need for world-wide peace and safety, through the discontinuation of nuclear testing. They were handed buttons and stickers saying, "Prevent Nuclear War;" they were asked to contribute money for a building for Boston SANE head-quarters; they were told that we possess the means for our own destruction, and that we must do something about the world situation (write to our congressmen, etc.) before it is too late; they were entertained by a comedian and two folk-singers; they were congratulated for showing enough interest in world peace to attend the rally...