Word: said
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...hanging the assassin," said Gandhi's old newspaper Harijan, "there is something which positively takes away from the glory of the Mahatma . . . Granting of life to murderers . . . would be an act . . . of which only a government trained by Gandhi might dream of doing...
Some of his fellow Communists, said Poland's President Boleslaw Bierut, had been "politically blind." What they had not seen was the Red handwriting on the wall: Stalin had slated Poland for all-out economic and military colonization. A purge of the blind was inevitable...
...that the old Canadian policy of stringing along calmly with Britain and the U.S., developed and consistently followed by Mackenzie King, was no longer the rule under Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent. Canada had some strong opinions of her own and she wanted policymaking partnership with the big powers. Said Pearson: "The U.S. must . . . recognize [Canada] ... as a cooperating partner, not as a camp follower...
...consultation with other friendly governments have to recognize the facts." He thought that the military occupation of Japan should be ended as quickly as possible and a peace treaty drawn up, with Canada participating. One of his most significant remarks touched on Canada's relations with Latin America. Said Pearson: "We should broaden and deepen our association with the Latin republics of this hemisphere." That was the nearest any cabinet minister had ever come to saying that Canada should join the Pan-American Union...
Though he is regretfully aware that the legitimate theater of La Paz has less to offer than that of New York, Florman looks forward to his new job. "I was thrilled . . . when I got the appointment," he said this week. "The friendship between our two countries has been continuous. I shall do my best to keep...