Word: excepts
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Dates: during 1940-1940
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There are others who are ardent pacifists and object to the use of force even for the purpose of defending civilization against barbarism. We of the Harvard Group are convinced that these men are grievously mistaken in thinking that the freedom which they and we cherish can be preserved except by strengthening our own armed forces and by giving all possible aid to those nations who are defending our democracy by defending their own. But the fact that these academic colleagues of ours are seeking to maintain American freedom by travelling what we believe to be the wrong roads...
...before pestering him with questions about the war, Morize was cornered in his office yesterday afternoon just long enough for him to say, "At the present moment, honestly, my most sincere desire is to get into harness and start teaching French again. I come here with no official connection except with Harvard as a professor of French...
Last week, day before Japan threw a scare at the U. S. by signing a pact with Berlin, President Roosevelt struck a blow at Japan. He prohibited the export after Oct. 15 of all U. S. steel scrap, except to Great Britain (now U. S. scrap customer No. 1) and countries of the Western Hemisphere (which means Canada). But Japan depends on the U. S. for practically all of her scrap, is U. S. scrap customer No. 2 at present. The embargo, as the Japs knew, was aimed at them...
...existence, King Haakon and Crown Prince Olav machine-gunned from the air, incendiary bombs dropped on the red cross on a hospital roof. Much of the book is the story of the Norwegian Government's retreat to the north, its efforts to establish a front there. Except for the case of Quisling, "a very well-read man with a weakness for German philosophy," Hambro specifically denies that treason played an important part in Norway's fall. Such charges, says he, are real fifth calumny. He says all the Norwegians were brave...
...Except for two very costly lapses Coach "Chief" Boston's charges looked fairly well on the defense, a typical early season sign. Both Exeter touch-downs came as a result of long runs, as the Yardlings stifled the Red and Gray attack for most of the game...