Word: state
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...rather than a rational belief. The first real difficulty in the way has been the Biblical account of the creation of the world in six days. In view of the gradual development of other planets, it seems hard to believe that the world could have reached so high a state of development in six days. But this account is not to be taken too literally; on the contrary we may fairly assume that the world was many ages in reaching its habitable form...
Board of Overseers. Stated Meeting at No. 50 State St., Boston...
...committee on education has reported a bill to the Massachusetts Senate authorizing the state treasurer to pay annually after Sept. 1, '96, to the treasurer of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute the sum of $3,000 for the establishment of free scholarships in that school...
...Wednesday.Board of Overseers. Stated Meeting at No. 50 State St., Boston...
...ideal state of Plato was to be governed by the aristocracy, who should be philosophers. Plato believed that they were the only ones competent to rule a state. The true object of teaching the guardians of the state was not to show them anything new, but rather to show them things in their true light. Their minds were to be turned from the fleeting to the eternal...