Word: selfishness
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...such a disaster. In a country where the geographical division of labor and industry has been carried to such an extent as in America, the welfare of the people demands efficient and unified service on the part of the railroads at all times; conflicting interests of shippers and the selfish attitude of railroad managers toward labor must never again be allowed to jeopardize the safety and well-being of the populace. Whether what we desire would be best accomplished under the former private ownership, under the leasehold system, or under pure government ownership is one of the many problems that...
...ideal. We were eager to sacrifice for one common purpose. What will be our ideal now that the war has ended? Will we work together for the common good, or will there be a breaking up of a great national purpose into a number of conflicting, smaller, and more selfish purposes...
...selfish hope of ours that this may be the last of the drives to which we shall have to contribute; the end of the war seems very near at present. But we must remember that there is a vast amount of work to be performed after the war by these same organizations and no money that we give shall go to waste...
...other ways the development is equally clear. Taking into consideration human failings and realizing that human nature cannot change in a night, it is nevertheless scarcely too much to say that the selfish individualism of the past is giving way, in part at least, to a broader sense of altruism. Men today are beginning to care more about the well-being of their fellows. They are establishing means of recreation, industrial insurance and institutions for the betterment of the ordinary lot. The doctrine of allowing every man to shift for himself is a thing of the past...
...need less motion picture patriotism and journalistic camouflage and more honest effort and sound support of our Government. Our strength lies in truth. When thousands of British are falling it does no good to assert in huge headlines that "American Troops Stop Germans." It appeals to a selfish national pride, but does little toward winning...