Word: productions
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...forever reading the books of unknown authors, or listening to the lectures of his juniors, lest he overlook some undiscovered genius. He detested "educated cleverness in the service of popular idols and vulgar ends." As a teacher, he preferred thinkers of another sort: "Our undisciplinables are our proudest product...
...took a look into 1949-and blinked his eyes at the rosy glow. The reason for the glow, thought General Motors' Afired P. Sloan Jr., was the continued high rate of spending for plant expansion and new construction, which now accounts for about 6% of the gross national product. Said he: "As long as that [expansion] continues ... I am sure that the impact on consumer goods and durable goods will give us a high level of national income...
...humanist believes that man is responsible for his own progress and that the highest moral values are soley the product of man's social experiences...
...this made businessmen cautious, though few were talking recession. The U.S. was turning out more goods than ever before; in the third quarter, the gross national product hit a new high annual rate of $256 billion, up $5.5 billion from the previous quarter...
Accessory. In Cooke County, Tenn., revenue agents, hiding in the brush nearby until a moonshiner returned to his still, watched a bear sample the product, then in a drunken rage destroy both still and evidence...