Word: power
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...fear it is the women and young men. We can't keep the young men from responding to a call for war. In a far nobler and higher degree is this true of women. In all times of trial women lead . . . inspiring and supporting beyond the power...
This reminder came ominously when there adjourned indefinitely at Geneva last week an august body representing every Great Power (except Russia) and most of the smaller nations. For a twelvemonth these statesmen and numerous experts have been at work, dignified by a 22-word title: The Preparatory Commission for the Disarmament Conference, being a Commission to prepare for a Conference on the Reduction and Limitation of Armaments...
...Watts stroked shell next Saturday, seems a bit too much to hope for, but if the Harvard crew improves as it ought to the race should be a battle. The Crimson eight averages more than 183 pounds per man, and if the crew can get together smoothly the power will tell...
...Back to Anarchy" seemed a glib phrase to describe last week the splitting of Chinese factions into unstable fractions of themselves. A month ago one could refer in general terms to a Northern and a rival Southern Chinese government. But last week these large groupings of power had decentralized into the hands of a few generals, politicians and adventurers precariously maintaining themselves in China's chief cities...
...things which are Caesar's, 5) quickening the corpse of Lazarus, 6) saving the Woman Taken In Adultery with the admonition, "he that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone," 7) driving the money changers from the temple, 8) refusing the earthly crown of power, 9) resisting the temptation of Satan, 10) partaking of the Last Supper, 11) being tortured by the Roman centurions, 12) being condemned by the mob who chose Barabbas for pardon, 13) crucified, 14) hanging on the Cross while the earth is torn by melodramatic storm and quake, 15) rising from...