Word: saxonism
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...these days of the printing press, electrical appliances, and the automobile, it is difficult to realize that not very long ago the general culture of our own Anglo-Saxon ancestors had not reached a much higher level than that of some of the more cultured tribes of America...
...Mexico lies far deeper; it is the total lack of any strong tradition to use as a cornerstone in building up a government, English speaking peoples have established themselves into strong, firmly-knit nations all over the world, and the underlying secret of their success has been the Angio-Saxon tradition of the common law, as deeply ingrained as the English stock itself. Germans have held together through common inheritance of the agelong tradition of loyalty to the chief, handed down from the wandering tribes of the "Germania" in Tacitus's day. France, shaken by revolutions half a dozen times...
...body ridiculous, and the word Senator carry unpleasant associations original meaning, literally, was "the assembly of old men". Of course what this implies is that wisdom and experience are usually the possessions of old men, and that they are therefore capable of making decisions and judging impartially. The Anglo-Saxon Witanagemot was founded on this principle, and was, by name, at least, the assembly of the wise...
...make up for a bad start. Too many students rush breathlessly from one activity to another for two and a half years and then, when they become ambitious to finish up their career with possibly a degree with distinction, they discover that because they failed to take the Anglo-Saxon course or to fulfill some of the many other requirements, any attainment of this kind is out of their reach, even though their marks have been of honor grade...
...have also seen contradictions: there is no such thing as Harvard indifference. "The committees are begging and pleading; so are the coaches and the captains, not to say anything of the Instructors. What's the matter? It Isn't Indifference, it isn't sluggishness, it is what the old Saxon king called "the I-don't-give-a-damn spirit...