Word: commonly
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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...said the President, "must continue businesslike dealings with the Soviet leaders on outstanding issues, making clear that the path of reason and common sense is still open if the Soviets will but use it." Long ago, he went on, he had pledged that he would "journey anywhere in the world to promote the cause of peace. I remain pledged to pursue a peace of dignity, of friendship, of honor, of justice...
...Anglo-American relies upon personal interest to accomplish his ends, and gives free scope to the unguided strength and common sense of the people; the Russian centers all the authority of society in a single arm. The principal instrument of the former is freedom; of the latter, servitude...
...declared that President Eisenhower's impending visit to Japan, scheduled for June 19, "will only provoke the Japanese people, already infuriated by the passing of the security pact." Mac-Arthur retorted with a demand that Asa numa retract his widely ballyhooed statements that "the U.S. is the common enemy of China and Japan." "Not the American people," cried Asanuma. "American imperialism!" What was the difference? "Mr. Asanuma was unable to make any clear distinction," observed MacArthur in a public statement after the meeting. As for Asanuma's prediction that Ike's trip would bring disturbances, MacArthur noted...
...Flower Bed. A common saying among scientists is that if a science is free of controversy, it is a dead science. On that basis, the U.S. Air Force's Discoverer program is bubbling with life. Discoverer is expensive (just under $100 million this year), and it has thus far notably failed in achieving what has been billed as its great objective: recovering a re-entry capsule...
Second Thoughts. While his views on Earth are unchanged. Niebuhr has revised his opinions on two major 20th century intellectual forces: ¶ SECULARISM. Niebuhr regrets some of his earlier polemics against it. now feels that Christianity "must make common ground with the different kinds of secular humanism to protect the dignity of the person against the perils of dehumanization in an increasingly technical age.'' And Christians must be humbly aware that in many cases, out-and-out secularists are morally better than they are. ¶LOGICAL POSITIVISM. Niebuhr now defends the modern philosophical school which concentrates on language...