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...thirteenth-century scholasticism have found their last stronghold in the modern western world. The administration of Harvard College, renouncing all such poppy-cock as "diversity" and "individualism," has reached back to St. Thomas for the rationale behind the recent change in parietal rules. Unity shall henceforth be the watchword of the Dean's Office...
...extend his listings further. To Roget, the abuse of language was becoming a menace. "A misapplied or misapprehended term," said he, "is sufficient to give rise to ... interminable disputes; a misnomer has turned the tide of popular opinion; a verbal sophism has decided a party question; an artful watchword, thrown among combustible materials, has kindled the flame of deadly warfare . . ." Roget hoped not only to end the menace but to give the speech of ordinary men "wings for flight...
...trend was unmistakable, and the stock market took due note of it. With the Dow-Jones industrial average off 6 points, the watchword in Wall Street last week was "Caution...
...during the summer, the Administration's soothing watchword was "business as usual." When Congress hustled through $11.7 billion more for arms, and a Defense Production Act that gave President Truman broad powers to mobilize the economy for war, Harry Truman strongly insisted that he did not need the powers. To Harry Truman, "business as usual" also meant that no businessmen would be called to Washington. Big Business was still a favorite whipping boy of the Fair Deal. In a score of suits, the Fair Deal's trustbusters went right on attacking the companies whose size and strength...
...these words our watchword...