Word: supermen
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...unit in Harvard University to make himself physically fit,--to do that is a duty encumbrant upon every man who desires to serve his country most efficiently. It is the physical development of the men in general that is wanted,--not the development of a limited number of supermen, who can attain their superiority only at the expense of their work in the military units...
...become the greatest among the Supermen is to win a bigger victory than any other general. Von Buelow now leads the competition, thanks to the Italian retreat, and Von Hindenberg has to act quickly or go the way of Von Kluck and the other old-timers. When a German general is worried as to the next move he either writes a proclamation thanking God and the soldiers for help received and promising more victories with no casualty lists, or he mentions the idea of moving right on to Paris. The latter method is apparently more fashionable this year...
...sufficient ammunition. So we need not feel that we have suffered a defeat. Our troops are but human after all and ten Germans are and should be able to overpower one American. We must get the Prussian idea out of our heads, namely, that we are a race of supermen...
...Harvard will have a strong eleven. It's a moral certainty. And the reason may be given in two words, "fundamental football." No team well versed in the rudiments of play can fail to be a formidable outfit. It would be better with strategic finesse, with a complement of supermen, with an assortment of intricate plays well learned as additions to the basic structure; none the less the team that can tackle, block, work together as a machine, and hold the ball will make trouble for the best of them. So with Harvard; the best thing the Cambridge system does...