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...America will probably emerge as dictator of the world after a war, especially if she remains neutral. Even if she comes in, her position will have her. She is not exposed to air-raids. Most Americans don't realize what a war in Europe will mean. It will destroy our whole social fabric...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bertrand Russell Sees U.S.A. Dictator After Next Conflict | 4/17/1939 | See Source »

...Will Destroy 'Social Fabric...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bertrand Russell Sees U.S.A. Dictator After Next Conflict | 4/17/1939 | See Source »

...happen to be from Utah, which, as you all know, is an important silver State. And I have said to friends of mine there that the foreign-silver purchase program does more in my opinion to ultimately destroy the domestic silver industry than anything else I know. . . . When you buy the world's silver you tend to destroy the use of silver elsewhere in the world. . . ." To document his point, Marriner Eccles pointed out that industrial consumption of silver had fallen more than 50% since the Treasury began gorging...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MONEY & BANKING: Silver Speculation | 4/10/1939 | See Source »

...could refer to back any year. There were so many copies I had to keep them in the garage, some in the attic. But this May 1937 Sunday, he was home here in Springfield from Cincy, the last thing he said was, "Mother please don't ever destroy any of my TIME magazines if you should move?" So I didn't. I had to move Nov. 12, as this move was unsatisfactory, moved again Jan. 12 but each time I moved boxes of TIME magazines, even the move men complained, says "what on earth are in these boxes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Apr. 3, 1939 | 4/3/1939 | See Source »

...attorney. In each case, the State's high court ruled against its Attorney General. No one was surprised, for 120 years ago, in a somewhat similar case, McCulloch v. Maryland, U. S. Chief Justice Marshall ruled against Maryland saying: "The power to tax involves the power to destroy." This week the U. S. Supreme Court overruled both State courts, upheld both States' Attorneys General...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Marshall Overruled | 4/3/1939 | See Source »

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