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Thoughts such as these destroy, in five minutes, good will and understanding which have taken years to develop. These...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Machine-Made Tune | 9/18/1944 | See Source »

...There's something horrible in the world," said Spinster Margaret to her bosom friend, Spinster Emily, as they sat together in their snug, rich home in the suburb of Wedgewood. "It's these dreadful new ideas. They want to destroy everyone who has a little something, a little education, a little breeding." Then she stroked Emily's hair. "Pretty grey hair," she said, "we're getting old together." After a moment she added: "Have you ever noticed how older men prefer young girls?" "Sensible men don't," Emily replied a little coldly. "I know, dear...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Up in Maggie's Room | 9/18/1944 | See Source »

...spoke through the voice of fox-faced Lieut. General Kurt Dittmar, ace of the German military commentators. What Dittmar had to say was that Germany was defeated, but that it must fight on, "breaking the will of the enemy to destroy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: Through a Bloody Haze | 9/11/1944 | See Source »

Eisenhower had seen the larger opportunity: to destroy the entire enemy force in western France. He allowed the pocket to remain unclosed, sent more American tanks looping eastward, then northward again. The enemy was being squeezed into retreat; his reinforcements were meeting his routed troops. In confused retreat the enemy could be cut to pieces in the larger trap, as Lee's armies had been lacerated in their successive retreats to Petersburg, Richmond, finally Appomattox...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BATTLE OF FRANCE: Appomattox, 1944 | 9/11/1944 | See Source »

...percent of the capital of Italian heavy industry and banking, and conscription of two million Italian workers . . . as indentured labor. The economic control in 50 percent ownership is nothing but a step toward economic exploitation. Any such exploitation will lead to a rancer among Italians which will destroy the chances for any liberal, popular regime...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FDR VICTOR IN STUDENT POLL | 9/8/1944 | See Source »

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