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Diplomatic Relations. In the pre-Revolutionary period, according to Author Stokes, religious liberty in America received its chief impetus from such men as Cecil Calvert, Lord Baltimore, Roman Catholic founder of Maryland, from Baptist John Clarke, sometimes called the "Father of Rhode Island," and from Quaker William Penn of Pennsylvania...
...suggestion was "shocking in its implication," and "might end the last opportunity for an agreement that would prevent a third World War." Eleanor Roosevelt, even-voiced mistress of the deliberate non sequitur, said: "Mr. Hoover's statement seemed a little odd, considering the fact that he is a Quaker. This seemed an action somewhat marching toward...
...away to square their debt to society, Massey maltreats not only most of the cast but also some lines from Shakespeare, whose Richard III he idolizes and emulates. In the end, the screen fills up with enough blood-splotched corpses (in Technicolor) to make Richard III look like a Quaker. By that time. Bar ricade has long since done itself to death...
...plays are witty and rich in imagery, scant of plot, roundly romantic in temperament; some are medieval in setting and steeped in the religious quality of his Quaker's faith...
...eating eight boxes of Quaker Puffed Rice, one acquires 59 models of dogsleds, beavers, bunkhouses, river boats, and other scenery along the Yukon river. "It goes over well with the housewives," one cereal representative says, "--keeps the kids busy on a stormy...