Word: wisdoms
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...wisdom of our country, the mother...
...book, Of Flight and Life (Scribner; $1.50), Lindbergh proposes a religious solution: "When we worship God and live by His spiritual values, the knowledge and infinite complexity of science are channeled by a wisdom beyond human capability . . . Then science gives us the material strength to protect our spiritual values." But Lindbergh's new religion is almost as nationalist as his old pre-Pearl Harbor politics: "For Americans, the doctrine of universal equality is a doctrine of death . . . Our survival, the future of our civilization, possibly the existence of mankind, depends on American leadership...
...much better written than "We" that his literary wife Anne (The Wave of the Future) clearly had a hand in editing it, but many Christians may find that Lindbergh's Christianity has a chilling, impersonal, antiseptic quality. "We must learn from the sermons of Christ, the wisdom of Lao-tzu, the teachings of Buddha," he declares. To Lindbergh, science "intensifies religious truth by cleansing it of ignorance and superstition." Once science has helped mankind to separate "the truths of God . . . from the dogma which surrounds them ... we still have the possibility, here in America, of building a civilization based...
...Constitutional Convention was in labor, old Benjamin Franklin moved that a chaplain be appointed to ask God's help before each session. Alexander Hamilton opposed the motion. According to one account, he made a flowery speech lauding the talents of the assembled delegates, expressing confidence in their wisdom and concluding that he did not see "the necessity of calling in foreign aid." While George Washington stared stonily at Hamilton, the convention carried Franklin's motion. Nevertheless, God is not mentioned in the U.S. Constitution, although He is named in the Declaration of Independence...
...curses. When quiet was restored, De Gasperi, as usual, had the last word. He expressed his fervent hope for Togliatti's recovery and then said: "I can give assurance that the government's conduct in the near future will be based not only on comprehension and political wisdom but also on energy which a self-respecting government cannot do without. I didn't follow the example of the present Czechoslovakian Prime Minister and chairman of the Labor Federation who pronounced himself against any form of strike as soon as he came into power; I am not thinking...