Word: restrictionism
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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"We are distressed at the persistent violation of human rights in many countries, our own included. To mention only a few examples, we are deeply concerned by the restriction of religious liberty in Spain and Colombia and lands under Communist domination, and by racial discrimination in the United States and...
One Master last night confirmed the fact that the Saturday restriction was under consideration. Master Gordon M. Fair of Dunster said, "We are still discussing that. No decision has been reached by any means."
¶ No political restriction on weapons used in the field against armed Communists-"We didn't hesitate to employ atomic weapons against the Japanese in 1945; if they can be used in 1953 to save American and South Korean lives, as well as to disarm Communists, then why shouldn...
Forward Step. To achieve this, Rab Butler has done more than restrict imports. He has fought inflation at home and cut consumer-spending by tighter restriction on credit, the reduction of food subsidies and other measures. These anti-consumption measures have worked. Tea (which was recently derationed) and other foods...
¶ The Administration makes great promises on civil rights, but it does not perform. Harry Truman himself, as a Senator, voted with the poll-taxers in 1942, the last time the matter came up for a "clear vote" in the Senate: "He voted against lifting the poll-tax restriction even...