Word: properous
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Proper Balance...
...religion he is a devout Episcopalian. In political philosophy he is a New Dealer with a pressing desire for public service and a sense of noblesse oblige. From his days in short pants he has been outstanding for two clear qualities: natural leadership and dogged ambition. In proper balance these qualities should lead to greatness. Yet in practical politics Soapy Williams has somehow not been great There are, in his record, strong indications that he has pawned the quality of leadership to feed ambition...
...Perspective. Ike saluted the Legion for its long fight against subversion and offered to enlist in such a fight "for the duration." Having stressed the imperative of routing subversion, he put the political issue of Joe McCarthy in its proper perspective. "You have done your work," said Ike warmly, "without recklessly injuring the reputations of innocent people...
...Domestic Issues. And what of those catchword issues of the current political campaign? In Ike's frame of reference they fell easily into their proper place...
...long way in sweeping some of the cobwebs out of the classroom. But that did not mean that the traditional curriculum was being thrown out entirely. After all, said one ministry official, "we can't go too far. We can't have children leaving school without proper knowledge. But we can change the spirit in which they acquire that knowledge...