Word: selfishnesses
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...believe that modern Christian pacifism is tinctured with utopianism, derived from a secular culture. In our opinion, this utopianism contributed to the tardiness of the democracies in defending themselves against the perils of a new barbarism, and (in America at least) it is easily compounded with an irresponsible and selfish nationalism...
...even temporary haven is a heartless response to the appeal of those first fighters against fascism who now are ringed by Franco, Hitler, and Mussolini. No All American team sparked by Senator Reynolds should be permitted to pull in the welcome must of Ellis Island. Not even the selfish arguments for walking out Europe's outcasts bold good. In a world of destruction and despair the United States since its founding has been humanity's Shangri-la. There is still no valid cause for bolting shut its golden gate...
...sell as much scrap as you can and as rapidly and cheaply as possible. . . . The President has said that the nation would be intolerant of strikes that tie up defense business. I think he would add, were it not obvious, that the nation will be equally intolerant of careless, selfish management...
...must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American eagle in order to feather their own nests...
...Seaway-shippers, economists, railroad men, representatives of the Port of New Orleans-speaking for interests that would be injured, or thought they would be injured, if the Seaway went through. And New York State's utilities had fought the Seaway from the start. Said the President: "Selfish interests will tell you that I am cloaking this great project in national defense in order to gain an objective which has always been dear to me. But I tell you that it has always been dear to me because I recognize its vital interest to the people in peace...