Word: responding
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Before the Russian Revolution, Schwartz points out, Chinese Communism had no more followers than Bertrand Russell or John Dewey. But the 1917 revolt had a mysterious transforming effect on China's intelligence, a force that Schwartz never fully explains. He continually states that intellectuals respond to "Lenin's messianic message," but does not discuss its total effect...
...poll would--be anonymous, but to ensure a satisfactory return of at least 70 or 80 percent they will be numbered. Thus, should the return be small, the committee could check on who had failed to respond...
...ship's reserve supplies. Each man has a reserve tank of virtue in him-and the fact of danger may make him tap it. Don't rely upon it for long. It soon runs dry . . . -"There is a spark within each man which is likely to respond to a fire alarm. For three hours, it is alleged, perfect generosity existed in San Francisco after the great earthquake...
...down western Germany, I found a new note in politics. To any number of political questions, people replied : "That's up to Bonn." The Bonn federal government has gained grudging acceptance, even respect. Local elections center on federal issues. Western Germany's body is beginning to respond to its brain...
...Electrons," he points out, "can supply the brains for the control of machinery, respond to light, color, a wisp of smoke-the faintest touch or the feeblest sound. Today, these electrons can follow a chart, a blueprint or a pattern more accurately than the human eye. Some day, they may even respond to smell and taste. Who would dare predict the future? He is a rash man who would limit an art as limitless as space itself...