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Numbers in themselves are of little significance. A large college, where low standards prevail is never as valuable as a small one with a record for high scholarship...
...welfare of his more distant neighbors. Self-interest is a natural instinct, and by more than one token is it apparent that the hopes of business prosperity, more nearly equable tariff adjustments, trade stimulation and national economy which the election of a Republican ticket seems to insure, will prevail over the continuation of a Democratic administration with its attendant ills, and the promise of "going in" to the League of Nations without reservation...
...reason for it naturally lies in our common history and in ideals long shared. These together give us the right to await the result with confidence, sure that the deep humanity and sturdy rectitude of judgment which are the heritage of men of English speech will once again prevail. The London Times
...moment that Mr. Skeffington claims he did not speak of the Liberal Club in particular, but that he merely said he would "like to get some of these Harvard radicals." The fact remains that he represents a point of view which cannot be allowed to prevail in the administration of our government unless we desire the rule of an intolerant aristocracy representing the ideas of only one class...
...Until European production speeds up enough to take away the great demand for our products, and until our own production is increased sufficiently to meet a part, at least, of the enormous demand, the high prices will prevail. Even then, however, they will decline very gradually and there is no prospect of an early lowering in prices. When Europe can take care of her own demand, she will then be able to underbid us in our markets and furnish goods at a lower price, for in Europe there are no such exorbitantly high wages paid as there are here...