Word: sovereignity
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Sovereign State. Most of the real obstacles were as obvious, as untechnical, as familiar-and as unnoticed-as household furniture...
There was the sovereign state. Every delegate represented one, and, as a public official, was sworn to uphold its sovereignty...
Model Symbol. In Asia, Japan was making history whose consequences for the world are still incalculable. Through it all, Hirohito remained a model Shinto sovereign-conventional, secluded, aloof, a proper family man as well as national deity. He rose early each morning (6 or 7 a.m.), shaved himself, bowed before the little shrine of his ancestors in his copper-domed Tokyo castle, breakfasted in foreign style on coffee, bacon & eggs, shuffled through the papers on his desk. Thirteen times a year, clad in the white silk robe of high priest, he officiated at major Shinto rites. His wartime frugality...
...superstate. The organization will lack all the essential attributes of sovereignty. It professes to be "based on the principle of the sovereign equality of all peace-loving states." Not all its members are as "peace-loving" as non-members Sweden and Switzerland; the "equality"of the members is far from perfect; but nobody can deny that their "sovereignty," especially that of the big nations, is rigorously observed...
...that country. Practically, no country would be willing to surrender sovereignty of its nationals to the world organization. But, ten years from now, the signatories might review their minimal bill of rights, their world, their organization. They may find that, working together, they have made enough progress as sovereign nations to undertake still further commitments, as member of an international community...