Word: wrongful
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...upon ourselves a sea of troubles in comparison with which our present problems in the Far East will seem a mere unpleasant puddle . . . We do have to recognize that we are at one of the turning points of human history, and that we cannot afford to be wrong in our decisions, since the stake may be not only the independence of China but also the independence of the United States...
...They Are Equally Wrong." Last week Father Dunphy appealed, with small chance of success, for an ecclesiastical trial. "It is true that I have spoken four or five times against the regime," he said, "but I have always spoken as a priest, as a Christian, and as a Catholic. Priests all over the world today have taken up the fight against Communism on the same grounds-and of course I am among them. But there is totalitarianism of the right and the left, and from the moral and religious point of view they are equally wrong...
There was nothing wrong with the varsity attack last night which could not be attributed to the three week layoff. The Crimson third line looked better than at any time this season. Center Doug Anderson picked up two goals, Joe Kittredge an assist, and George Loring another goal. They passed well, pounced on rebounds, and showed little respect for highly touted Eagle defenseman Butch Songin...
...only to write his column. He spends two-thirds of his time cross-indexing columnists' items to find out such things as 1) how many errors are made, 2) whom the columnists talk about most, and 3) how they correct their mistakes without openly admitting that they were wrong. Wrote Taylor: Columnist "Sullivan got himself in hot water when he identified Joyce Matthews and Arthur Lesser as a 'stem twosome.' Two days later he set the record straight when he disclosed the 'Arthur Lessers [are] celebrating their 16th wedding anniversary at New Haven...
...well, stay away from all doctors. Even in the case of cancer, nature will notify educated persons when to seek medical advice . . . Cheap mass examinations of those who have no symptoms are foolish. If a chest examination of someone who feels well shows a suggestion of something wrong, there is always a temptation to do something about it. Over 20% of the population has had some attack of tuberculosis and recovered without knowing it. If they had been X-rayed at a particular time, some small sign would have shown up and all their social contacts might have been disturbed...