Word: saviors
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...short time ago a statue of Joan of Arc was dedicated at Winchester Cathedral, England, and now it stands side by side with Saxon kings and with such figures as those of Jane Austen and of Isaak Walton. The sainted savior of France has been placed in an English Church, with minor figures of English literature and history. But, although at first this act might seem incongruous, it is merely a single manifestation of what Carlyle has called "hero-worship". For the memory of the great belongs not to one nation solely, but to all humanity...
...story of Bartholow is human matter fit for the pen of James of Meredith not unlike "Modern Love" in theme and manner but Meredith devoid of ornament. Bartholow, celebrating liberation of soul and intellect, discovers late the treachery of the liberating Raven "a resident savior domiciled", serene, a hypocrite redeemed by understanding. The woman, Gabrielle, whose tragedy is just a foil for Bartholow's reveals how superficial insincerity can stultify a spirit over-prone to casual conformity, until it dies unnourished. Like a "confidant" the other character--perhaps the post--is an incongruous philosopher who talks a Latinized American appropriate...
...savior of Monte Carlo: Sir Basil Zaharoff, French citizen, British baronet, munitions salesman...
...that state, and thus give winter employment to farmers at city wages, which all comes back to the fact that running the Ford Motor Company is one thing and courting the farmer vote is another. Mr. Ford is undoubtedly the world's premier automotive manufacturer. As the savior of the American farmer, however, his practical efficiency is yet to be established...
Mustapha Kemal Pasha, returned to Angora from his long political campaign in the country districts, is now about to devote himself to the difficulties of swaying the National Assembly to his will. Although Mustapha is regarded as the savior of his country, at Angora there are many who seek his political downfall. He had this in view, no doubt, when in addressing the Assembly he said: " The coming year may just as well be one of war as one of peace...