Word: socialism
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Turkey will continue to advance along the path of social and political development, guided by the light of science and civilization. I proclaim this sacred purpose from the palace which formerly belonged to the 'Shadow of God' on earth [The Sultan], but is now the property of the Turkish nation, which is not a shadow, but a solid fact...
...cannot attempt to foretell China's future, but certain facts are evident at this time: 1) The revolution's deep-rooted permanent effects are changing the political and social characteristics of the people; 2) There will probably be several governments in China for a long time, as size and complexities impede rapid unification; 3) It is of no advantage for foreigners to attempt to impede the revolution or to interfere with the normal development of any one of the various governments by not recognizing it or recognizing only its opponents; 4) Nanking, possessing the wealthy background of Shanghai...
...during the course of our conversation, TIME was mentioned. O'Hara said, "A certain professor's wife tells the story that while she is away, her husband reads TIME but when she is home, he also reads the Saturday Evening Post." It was explained that his social (?) duties increased so greatly with his wife's departure that he relied upon TIME for all necessary information...
...First, it should be a message which frankly acknowledges that it is impossible to try one age by the moral standards of another.... Standards are always modified and adapted to what at the moment are regarded as the object most beneficial to the individual or the social organization...
Tuition. The most significant statement of the season was that of John D. Rockefeller Jr. He and his father have given more than a half billion dollars to general education, disease prevention and like social factors. They make no stint of their giving. Yet the younger John D. Rockefeller, at the 153rd commencement exercises of Brown University, his alma mater, last week forced himself to declare that the time is close when wealthy men will find themselves unable to keep up with the demands of education institutions for gifts...