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Never a maker of anything so risky as predictions, and always a firm believer that the Gates of Hell could never prevail against sound money, Clément Moret entered the eclipse of Honorary Governor after setting Paris the kind of example Paris respects. Amazingly few years ago he was living with his wife and children in a flat so modest that the rent was but 1,500 francs a year. Soon afterward great Raymond Poincaré (considered by his worst parliamentary enemies "abnormally incorruptible") declared that Finance Ministry Clerk Clément Moret was "abnormally honest," had him sent...
...evils of extra-curricular activities, long bewailed in these columns, would certainly be minimized under this plan of study. Less of the childish preparatory school attitude among undergraduates and faculty alike would prevail, and more genuine interest in things academic would arise. Conversely, this would bring about a more even balance between the present over-emphasis of the extra-curricular and the purely intellectual side of university life. The benefits of this plan can even be traced to their influence upon college entrance exams, allowing more latitude and freedom of preparation before coming to college...
...White Paper of 1923 which Kenya whites hate and which would have astounded Empire Builder Rhodes. It laid down the rule: "The interests of the African natives must be paramount, and that if, and when, those interests, and the interests of the immigrant races should conflict, the former should prevail. . . . The principle of trusteeship for the natives ... is unassailable...
...based on the account of one of your guests at a tea party given by you and at which there were more Swedes than Americans present. It seems that during this party you suggested to the American athletes present that they familiarize themselves with the different customs that prevail in Sweden, urged them to deport themselves with dignity and told them that, by reason of their reputation as international champions, a very high standard of performance would be expected of them. Most certainly none of these legitimate comments constitutes a reflection upon Swedish sportsmanship. From these facts it follows that...
...Receiving reports on the San Francisco strike and radioing Madam Secretary Perkins: "You may say that I have expressed to you and to the public my confidence that common sense and good order will prevail...