Word: wisdoms
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Whether the press survives as a vital instrument of democracy will depend upon the wisdom and temper of its owners. Theirs it is to decide whether they shall . . . fight the people's battles . . . or fight the people for the interests; whether they shall administer a trusteeship or exploit a privilege...
...owner: "In many a community the biggest single political fact may be the existence of a certain newspaper and a certain publisher. In a real sense this man is an arm of government, and a peculiarly irresponsible arm. . . . Mayors, governors, legislators and Congressmen drink at the well of his wisdom. Civic movements start or stop according as he nods or shakes his head...
...chamber, leaving his dull-appearing colleagues to carry on with whatever small chores remain. He is usually seen no more that day, to the concern of the galleries. But on the morrow, around noon, he will return, in another suit, another bow tie, with fresh stones and new wisdom...
Bernard Baruch, twice in two days cited and dined, received the 1944 Churchman award and the 1944 National Institute of Social Sciences medal, both for humanitarianism. At the Churchman dinner Elder Statesman Baruch spoke words of humanitarian wisdom: "We are the most powerful nation in the world. . . . When the war is over no country will be able to improve the well-being of its people without our help. ... In another day, Cicero said the proudest boast a man could utter was 'Civis Romanus sum.' It is my prayer that our conduct may always be such as to carry...
...Words of Wisdom...