Word: vitale
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Communism can and must be halted by offering to the oppressed masses of Europe and elsewhere ... a positive program of economic and social assistance. Obviously Kennedy and his type still do not realize that what transpires in the shadow of the Pyramids is of vital importance in every Main Street in the U.S.A. Two World Wars have not penetrated the Iron Curtain of complacency surrounding these...
...vital concern to all, along with keeping an undistorted view of foreign policy, is the issue of political freedom for Communists at home. To out law the Communist Party, denying its members freedom of political activity, would be to demonstrate the weaknesses the Communists charge us with. Until, to use the trite but indispensable phrase, a clear and present danger to our Nation can be shown, it is better to let Communists have their say; if our system is as sound as we believe, it can withstand any debate or criticism. Just as red-baiting is an admission of weakness...
...many years in many nations, men have waged the battle for freedom of expression. In modern days, the means of mass communication--newspapers, magazines, radio, and motion pictures--have arisen as a new and vital factor in that fight. This exceptionally clearly-written Report has contributed one of the most worthwhile and comprehensive analyses ever undertaken of these American information media. It concludes that freedom of the press is in danger not so much from government interference as from the men who direct its activities, that the press has not yet accepted the full measure of its responsibility...
Despite temporary regressions and stagnation, the history of man has displayed a constant upward spiral. Some day the human race will awaken to the glorious truth, first expressed by Confucius, that "the kingdom of heaven is within you," and that deeds are the vital thing-not belief...
...victorious administrator of enemy territory and idealistic prophet of democracy, General MacArthur had long disclaimed any responsibility for Japan's economic welfare. But Allied policy had made it necessary to limit her foreign trade and shut off many of her vital materials. By last week Japan's currency had increased by almost 100 billion yen in a single year. Prices spiraled in an inflationary whirlwind that sucked living costs and wage demands high in its wake...