Word: statesmanship
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...tributes to Mr. Coolidge which will be paid by Harvard University to a graduate's distinguished work as a great organizer in the business world, to his statesmanship, to his interest in the University as an overseer and as a generous giver, due mention will doubtless be made of his gift of the Jefferson Physical Laboratory. This gift did more than testify to his love for the University it testified to an abiding respect and admiration for the interest of his great ancestor, President Jefferson, in university education: it is one of the most hopeful things in this world that...
...Republican party appeals to the people for their support on the stand which it has taken against the abuse of the executive power and for the preservation of the sovereignty and independence of the United States. Its principles and policies are all formulated by a liberal and constructive statesmanship. Its creed is one of undivided Americanism; one faith, one loyalty, one devotion--and these in the service of upbuilding and strengthening the great United States of America, the country which gave the world the ideals of liberty and justice and which has dedicated its future to their perpetuation and advancement...
...almost inconceivable event of its final success, it can only land us in hopeless confusion at home and abroad. To attempt to employ such a substitute as this argues more than the usual degree of Senatorial unreason. As a piece of political juggling, it is altogether admirable; as constructive statesmanship, it is beneath contempt...
...political partisanship, as the Treaty fight has shown. In both the old parties the more radical elements are threatening to wrest the sceptre from the grasp of the "Old Guard." With elements in both parties striving to outdo each other in radicalism, there will be an opportunity for constructive statesmanship untainted with reaction to acquire the political balance of power, without the disruption which attends the birth of a third party. This is the opportunity for patriotic service which the Chicago and San Francisco conventions should not allow to slip through their hands...
...recognizes the need for armies, and authorizes Congress to raise them. The constitutions of practically every State in the Union contain provisions which include all male citizens capable of bearing arms within the militia of the State. George Washington and his associates and successors in the line of American statesmanship have all urged the necessity for such military provision as would enable our institutions to rest secure from aggression. The question of how much military preparation we should have must be considered in connection with the character of modern wars. Increased facility of transportation has shortened the time allowance...