Word: truths
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...same time we could make no greater mistake than to brush off this event as a scientific stunt of more significance to the man in the moon than to men on earth. We have had a grim and timely reminder of a truth we must never overlook−that the Soviet Union has developed a scientific and industrial capacity of great magnitude...
...part of the tab for the A.R.F.'s scouting expedition. Technically it goes on the books as an official trip to look into state archives, but the loudest talkers in the party (five men, four wives) seemed more interested in real estate than records, and−if the truth were known−more interested in propaganda than real estate. Whether or not Fowler, Harris & Co. really expect to stir up the North, one thing is clear from their grins and chuckles as they talk about their scheme: they find the mere thought of it more delicious than red gravy...
...made easier in the satellites because the parents could not effectively refute what was taught. Some parents dared not interfere because of the fear that their children might, with innocent words, betray them to the school authorities. Braver parents did what they could to plant seeds of truth in their children. Some declared in desperation, "I would rather have no children than foster a communist...
There are two ways to lie. One is the direct delusion, the telling of something other than the truth. The other is deception by silence, the telling of only part of the story. The communists used both means. They omitted everything that could possibly be omitted, when it did not jibe with the Marxist theory...
...class-conscious communist who conquers every handicap and convinces the people of the truth of the ideology. This figure is quite like the hero of the cowboy movies. He can fight against all odds and win even so. The only difference is that the communist does not wear a ten-gallon hat but a set of rumpled coveralls...