Word: rid
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...prefect of Bome is in a hurry to get rid of some Christians before the newly elected emperor, Constantine, can arrive and ease their plight. The prefect herds several hundred Christians from the catacombs to violent death before a packed Coliseum. Roman soldiers and gladiators chop off their hands, string them up by their thumbs and by their toes, and burn them alive. Then they unleash a pack of hungry lions, and the stands go wild. So do the lions. So does the movie audience. There hasn't been anything like it in cinema history. If only it were...
...only way to get rid of the raw material out of which the Communists distill their conception of America is to shout louder than the Communists about injustices and persecutions, even when they are practiced on people who may be guilty of crimes. If we begin to associate "Communist cause" with "bad cause" we shall lose much of our capacity for self-improvement and default the propaganda war to the who have no real interest in self-improvement...
That was too much for fed-up Panamanians. Crowds gathered outside Chichi Remón's headquarters and clamorously demanded that he get rid of Arias. A general strike broke out. That night the National Assembly impeached Arias and swore in Vice President Alcibíades Arose. mena as President. Chichi sent Arias an ultimatum: get out or be booted out. Arnulfo holed up in the presidential palace with his henchmen. Police ringed the palace and began peppering the windows. After a four-hour battle, Arias gave up. As he left the palace under guard, he lifted his hand...
...repentant America whose democracy was no longer confused with maintaining imperialism or perpetuating poverty among potential enemies or preparing for a global war could take the initiative away from Russia, whose sole virtue to many people is her willingness to help them get rid of their present rulers," the joint report said...
...What has driven Truman on to war against the wishes of the people?" Weiss asked. "It is American Big Business, which needs expanding markets to get rid of its capital accumulation." He spent some time developing this theme, mouthing astronomical figures representing profits and liquid assets...