Word: respect
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...socialist labor party in America. The Labor government in England is going to bring about few vital changes in the social structure but the very fact that it is in power is a sign of a true liberal attitude. And America is certainly progressing in this respect. It is conflict that brings progress and now that the radicals are splitting from the conservatives, issues will be defined and clarified and the elimination of misunderstanding will bring about a more tolerant, more liberal national attitude...
...selection of Bishop Lawrence as chairman of the committee to raise the endowment fund for the Business School and the Divisions of Fine Arts and Chemistry is a happy one. The well-known eloquence, the qualities of leadership and vision of Bishop Lawrence constitute him, in every respect, a superlatively satisfactory choice...
...writer of this report does not pretend that he is better than anyone else in this respect; he has probably been worse. In a final report, however, one hopes to pass on to future officers something which will suggest to them what the Brooks House ought to be. The same number of prominent men in each class should be giving all their extra time to Brooks House as are giving it, for example, to the Crimson...
...occasion of a recent speech by me in Cambridge, as was alleged. Said I: 'It is true that some of the students disagreed with me and, indeed questioned me sharply. But, they did so with courtesy, in good spirit, and in general I was treated with the utmost respect. ... At the conclusion of the meeting there was great applause, but I heard no jeering...
...business men of America believe in the venture they will offer their capital. If they respect the product they will lend their efforts to carry on and promote production. Only by maintaining the present standards can Harvard justify their faith. Only by raising those standards can Harvard show its gratitude...