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...Ezra Taft Benson, a high apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. With an interpreter at his side, Mormon Benson spoke with great emotion, poured out his thoughts with eloquent simplicity. Said he: "Be not afraid. Keep his Commandments. Love one another. Love all mankind. Strive for peace, and all will be well. Truth will endure. Time is on the side of truth." Many in the congregation wept, and when Benson finished speaking, his listeners broke out a fluttering sea of white handkerchiefs, sang a farewell hymn to Benson and his entourage: God Be With...
...your words [not as a threat but] as a mandate of your confidence and your love to the President, and for that I take heart . . . Our Soviet government has the support of the people. Before I left, the same thing was said to me: 'Khrushchev, go to America, strive for peace, but stand firmly on your own two feet...
...take over the defense of the region from the civilian Assam Rifles. Red Chinese troops are said to be still in control of the Longju checkpoint, four miles inside India. They will be asked to withdraw peacefully. Suppose they refuse? An army spokesman answered: "Then the Indian army will strive to push them...
...spirits. Committed by conscience to this proposition, would you, in a position of public trust, respect the right of others to consume such beverages? Could Government funds be used for this purpose, as in official cocktail parties? Would liquor industries be shut down? . . . Would you strive to make [present state anti-liquor] laws federal, thus forcing your own religious views on all your fellow citizens...
...existence of the word "Solo" traced in the sand at the feet of the duchess, which has again come to light with the cleaning of the portrait. His interpretation of the word was "alone" or "lonely"-Lonely Goya-which would indicate the contrary of what the "experts" strive to prove with their translation "only" (which is, customarily, solamente...