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...simpler ages of faith, men found it as natural and normal to pray as to till a field or yoke a brace of oxen. But prayer, like good conversation, seems to be one of the lost arts of the 20th century. After mumbling through the Lord's Prayer, modern man wonders what to do next: Ask God for a raise, or thank him for a happy vacation? What kind of words should...
...really be blamed for showing that our sympathies are especially for the seething masses of oppressed and degraded Negroes in the slums? Let there be no doubt about the fact that our primary and preponderant concern is for the millions of our people who are groaning under the yoke of the democracy and freedom of American ghettos...
Hungary's new look is largely the result of efforts by Premier Janos Kadar to wipe out the stain of having personally called in Russian troops and tanks to suppress the 1956 revolution. Having found that a lighter yoke yields greater economic prosperity and less political unrest, Kadar has made Hungary - next to Poland - the most liberal of the satellite regimes. That, of course, is still very much a relative matter, but Hungarians are grateful for small favors. "Times can never be the same again," says...
Mother Dark Her rulers chose All branded with her mark. Alas! They learned too well the "light" Then brought home the yoke...
...McNeill's view, "Western civilization" has become the leadership of world civilization. The emergent Asian and African peoples do not challenge Western civilization as such, even as they throw off the yoke of European rule. In fact, these peoples are developing in almost exact ratio to their adoption of Western techniques, attitudes and ideas. Thus they are not threats but enhancements of Western civilization. In plain, unflappable prose, McNeill gives a wide-screen vision of the world-wide cultural interactions that have moved and continue to move mankind...