Word: vitality
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...have a sense of integrity and the courage of their convictions. . . . When in American civilization it comes to pass that the family which raises a poet, a scientist, or a teacher will be as proud as if he were a financial genius, then you can put religion as a vital factor in American colleges...
...believe, further, that this gives to the students of the country a chance to show their interest in affairs of the nation, by taking part in a referendum which will have a very vital significance in determining the policies adopted by the leaders in national affairs. If this plan is endorsed by a large majority, it will show that public opinion is behind international cooperation, and the politicians will have to mould their attitudes accordingly...
...there is little humor, little lightness of touch. The intricacies of his humble characters are intensely human; their weakness are natural, their ultimate destructions inevitable. Consequently "Horses and Men" is not an inspiring book, except when it talks of horses. When it speaks of men, it deals with certain vital problems of life, and sifts them as honestly and as thoroughly as possible; conclusions are left to the reader...
Modern war, moreover, is in our opinion a vital and immediate menace to Western civilization. Its weapons are the deadliest man has ever used. Its methods are utterly careless of human life. Its cost is a crushing burden to future generations--if there are any. Its effects are a chaos of struggle...
...stock arguments in favor of it, and thus a great unanimity of opinion has resulted. The topic of European recovery was worn threadbare during 1919-23 by prominent bankers and manufacturers, and it has been a genuine relief for their secretaries to write of the more practical and vital topic of taxes...