Word: truth
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...proposals made at Harvard's conference of scholars was for a Court of Wisdom, which would interpret universal truth for mankind in its turbulent hour. The time has come, the scholars said, for the learned of the world to pool their knowledge and preserve the eternal verities. Such a proposal is stimulating, particularly now, when everyone is sifting every eternal verity to see whether it is a Republican eternal verity or a Democratic eternal verity. We would like to see such a court established, but we are familiar enough with the temper of mankind not to place too much confidence...
...court of wisdom would be a merry of admissions--who is a wise man, who a dolt. And we're fairly certain that the court wouldn't be many weeks old before it had a sponsor who would buy the broadcasting privilege, and we would have universal truth coming to us through the courtesy of Universal Baking Powder. The New Yorker...
...them, but when it does not please them, it is different," summed up his opinion of the University's policy and prefaced his remarks. "It would be much better if Harvard would try to solve some problem to get the unemployed back to work than to be seeking the truth...
...would certainly appreciate it if President Conant would get some of intolerant professors to seek the truth, whether or not the Teachers Oath takes away fundamental rights. The truth will tell that it does...
...Wake up Harvard and cut out the clowning and talk about the most serious things in life, such as unemployment and taxation. Oh, no, Dear Harvard would not talk on that because the rank and file might then seek the 'truth...