Word: strengthed
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Franklin Roosevelt, Man of 1932, 1934 and 1941, was dead, struck down with dramatic suddenness before he could witness the victory he had charted and planned. Had he lived, 1945 would have been his year-the final flowering of American hope and strength which he had nurtured through black days made blacker by American indecision. But now he lay in a grave at Hyde Park, mourned by the world...
Over the lonely, intractable, life-giving land, the antagonist and provider, the primitive peasant labors achingly by day. At sundown, with his last strength, he feeds and beds the creatures for whom his concern must always be so much greater than for himself. Then night comes down-night which is even more mysterious than day. By the fire, in warmth and light, the man may rest. But he cannot forget the great darkness which is closing in. The forces of the earth, the impulses of growing vegetation, the flow of waters, the sweep of winds, the souls of animals...
Berliners seeking "Strength through Joy" may harden their muscles in a Rugby football scrum, or do push-ups in unison, but may no longer cycle, climb mountains, or ski in organized groups...
...Francisco last spring, Netherlands Foreign Minister Eelco van Kleffens chided the big powers for preferring "to rely on their own strength rather than upon world government." In Java last week the little power acted precisely like a big power...
Acting Governor' General Hubertus J. van Mook brushed aside an Indonesian suggestion that the quarrel in Java be settled by the United Nations Organization. Governor Van Mook preferred "direct discussions" between The Netherlands and her rebellious colonials. He also put his trust in growing Anglo-Dutch strength...