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Even the argumentative European temperament remains. Brinton hypothesizes that disputatious people will not succumb to Communism, and indeed Europeans maintain a stubborn diversity whether discussing compulsory Latin in the schools or policy in Korea. The conflicts in the multifactional French government often sound like bedlam, but according to Brinton this is not a pathological condition. In countries with a two-party system, compromises come from conventions, caucuses and executive chambers; in France the disputes go to the National Assembly, but in all democracies there must be dissension somewhere. The French have managed with similar systems for 164 nearly unbroken years...
...Command was appalled at. the prospect of Polish and Czechoslovak troops (i.e., Communists) forming 40% of the strength of the "neutral" guard protecting the rights of the prisoners who do not want to return to Communist control. Item: the Communists still insisted that any prisoners who fail to succumb to Communist persuasion would be left to the mercies of a political conference, which would follow a truce at some indefinite time in the future...
Although she may shudder at the new silhouette, the whole vast field of Accessorizing is still open to Radcliffe girl, why should she drag herself to Filene's basement when she can so easily succumb to the lore of a fashion magazine? The right accessory can turn a trump into a Mamie Eisenhower, a Princess Margaret into a Loroli Lee, and add a few stars to the moonglow of a Cinderella...
...belief that "all human love ... is a symbol of divine love," and should be treated accordingly. Not all the women he met understood this -particularly the mothers of unmarried daughters. Author Meynell prints the unconsciously funny letter of one anxious mother who feared that her daughter might succumb to Poet Thompson. "It is not in her nature to love you; but I see no reason why some other good woman should...
...today a University-wide hygiene program cares for all the student's physical and mental ills, makes sure he doesn't succumb to food poisoning, and has embarked on extensive research into preventive medicine. Five selfless and foresighted men get partial credit for the phenomenal rise of this much-needed department. But the large part of its development was spontaneous, created by the increasing needs of the Harvard community. An enlarged student body, a new type of student, and the pressures of society which the University began to reflect brought the Hygiene Department to its present state...