Word: reaffirmations
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...reported to be influenced by Commerce Secretary Henry A. Wallace's vigorous dislike of the Kuomintang and by the unwillingness of many members to make a clear-cut decision on China that would lead to a loud public argument. It was again proposed that President Truman simply reaffirm his declaration of last December (TIME, Dec. 17-24), though many China experts in Washington believe it has outlived its usefulness...
...failure of Germany in the Ardennes. It was still the same old spotted cat. "By its brutal use of force and terrorist methods to strike down all opposition from the Argentine people* the military regime has made a mockery of its pledge to the United Nations 'to reaffirm faith in human rights' in the dignity and worth of the human person...
Many such neurotic women find escape in throwing off marriage ties, becoming floozies or barflies. Many find a complete cure in receiving their husband's first letter, or even his allotment check, either of which can serve to reaffirm the idea of marriage in the sick wife's mind. But under simple psychotherapeutic treatments, says Dr. Kasanin, "most cases get over their depressions very quickly...
...permitted no rivalry. They affirmed the doctrine of human depravity. But it remained for the 20th Century, uncovering the raw materials and forces of human life and making a cult of the uncovering ("as though there were some virtue in returning from modern plumbing to surface drainage"), to reaffirm the doctrine of human depravity without a gospel of redemption...
From frustrated copywriters all over the country, this speech brought Keating high praise, along with requests for jobs. Commented Advertising Age: "It's things like this that reaffirm our occasionally wavering faith that it's fun to be in the advertising business." Worldly-wise Variety headlined the talk "Just Let 'em Pay the Tab-Keating...