Word: spirited
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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There is no reason why men should enter into the Class Day "celebration" with anything less than the normal spirit of the day. There is great reason why they should make it an occasion un-shadowed by gloomy references to the work which tomorrow they will...
Since the beginning of this, our war which has yet to see its first battle, and in which we have yet to suffer our first desolation, there has been a great deal of summons given to the spirit of '76, of '61, and of '98. That is very fine, and may arouse some latent patriotism in the hearts of men who are stirred by the brave deeds of the last as they are not stirred by the brave present...
...when we reflect, the spirit of '76 was not the spirit of '61 nor of '98. Nor is it the spirit of today. The men of '76 were not the men of '61 nor '98. Nor are they the men of today. We may believe that we are as courageous, as honorable, as lofty of purpose and as self-oblivious in striving for our purpose till it is fully attained. But action is not builded on tradition, nor do historic times sustain the living...
...boats, the doctors of all nations are present with the bearers of arms, meeting, if need be, death with equal fortitude. The mortality among those who do not strive to inflict wounds, but to heal them, has been notably great. There is chance here for our young men of spirit to accomplish at once a brave and a noble work. The medical staff has no room for cowards, moral or physical. However, medical students are not cowards, either moral or physical, or they would not undertake the work they have...
...acting as a mob and by night, insanely and brutally took vengeance on one man, were inspired by a spirit of patriotism which is as false as it is evil. Not by violence may the great democracy be made steadfast. They, ignorant of the meaning of liberty, used the methods of violence to defend an ideal which they could not comprehend...