Word: thinks
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Hopkins admitted that the public is quick to suspect tyranny in an administrative service that becomes too powerful. "The word 'bureaucracy' makes many people think of a swarm of undisciplined office-holders descending on our liberties," he said...
...attention given to the Refugee situation is undoubtedly laudable. I think, however, that the Harvard Committee for Refugees is making a mistake in its method of attacking the problem. It seems to me that to help 25 refugee students through college by means of monetary subscriptions is short-sighted and unintelligent. I believe that the money to be raised should be used to help a mass of refugees to gain security in term of daily needs. To find means of getting out of Germany, to find a place to eat and sleep are their primary requisites. Higher education...
Next he explained why he had never promoted a 10? cigaret. "Mr. Witzleben [his onetime advertising manager] said to me, 'Mr. Hill, I think a fellow has a suggestion here you might be interested in.' And I said, 'What is it?' And he said, 'He suggests we put out a new cigaret at ten cents and call it "Buddies."' I said, 'Willie, get out of here. You know very well I have got a book...
...think that there will be a European war within the next few months," he said, "but there is almost certain to be one eventually...
...France has great recuperative powers. I think she will recover from the present crisis," said Freeman F. Koo '42, son of Wellington Koo, Chinese ambassador to France...