Word: spirit
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Humphrey has gone to great lengths to explain exactly what he means by the happiness slogan-slightly dressed up as "the spirit of public happiness"-and maintained that the phrase had been written by a bona fide founding father, no less. Though the Library of Congress has not been able to trace the quote, a Humphrey aide said that he thought John Adams had put the words in a letter to Thomas Jefferson. His source: Gene McCarthy, who once used the phrase in his own speeches...
...dioceses, claim that the federation will represent 37,000 of the nation's parish priests. Mostly moderate activists, they chose as president the Rev. Patrick O'Malley, 36, administrator of a ghetto-area parish in Chicago, who insists that the organization "is well within the spirit of Vatican II," meaning specifically the democratic sense of "collegiality" that has developed in the postconciliar church. "The bishop is no longer king," said O'Malley. "We don't have to ask permission to undertake our projects...
...disguises in law enforcement cannot help but compromise the very spirit of the law. This should be carefully considered before the use of plainclothesmen becomes so routine that it is no longer even seen as an issue in America...
...CRIMSON will sponsor a gala treasure hunt today, commencing at 11 a.m. on the steps of the Lampoon Building. Graciously and in the true spirit of comradeship, the renowned Ibis has consented to serve as treasure. The hunt should be over in time for afternoon exams, and all are welcome to attend, even the Lampoon members...
...Faculty vote empowered Dr. Robert H. Ebert, dean of the Medical School, to "carry out the spirit of the student recommendations as he sees...