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...Rome to the 12th Century, when the index number was 2.7. As Christendom, galvanized by the Crusades, moved toward the Renaissance, the war indices started to climb by leaps & bounds. The index of the 15th Century was 31.12. of the 18th, 567.5. There was a slight downswing in the tranquil 19th; but in the first quarter of the World War century the number was 13,735.98-eight times the total of all preceding centuries...
Replied General Balbo: "I greet you all as a commander and a companion. We are ready with tranquil spirit. I am not unmindful of danger?. . . . But these are not inferior to our destiny...
...fever and soon sought new vigor in the Canadian Rockies. Refreshed by his stay in North America, he returned to London where he passed a civil service examination which led to his appointment as his Majesty's vice-consul at Moscow. This was Indeed a minor post in tranquil 1912. Today the author recalls how pleasing Russia was to him with its carefree days when many a morning he saw the dawn break over the old Kremlin after a gay night in Moscow. His happy-go-lucky spirit was held in check for a time after he married an Australian...
Peace has never had the proper kind of publicity. It hasn't lent itself to the copy-starved portables of reporters with the same excitement which war can marshal. It is essentially a tranquil, home-loving, field and stream, house and garden sort of condition. It has never had such valuable props in its kit as patriotism, heroism, bright ribbony medals, brass bands, and the devoted support of the ladies...
...think that a billion dollars in taxes can be levied upon necessities . . . without provoking violent resentment in the industrial sections of the country. . . . If this bill goes into effect, Mr. Roosevelt will be in for trouble compared with which Mr. Hoover's experiences in farm relief will seem tranquil and pleasant...