Word: function
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...discussion of the U.N.'s function as an action organization, Gardner defended the American decision to support the United Nations' Congo operation as "the lesser of several evils...
...closely indentured servants of Stalinism. Perhaps no other tyrant in history has ever imposed so rigorous a system of thought control as that of Joseph Stalin; his most powerful and systematic weapon was the doctrine called "socialist realism,'' by which artists became "engineers of souls." whose only function was to mass-produce Communist propaganda. Literature started up again soon after Stalin's death. In the six years since Nikita Khrushchev demolished Stalin's godhead at the 20th Party Congress, Soviet writers have proclaimed, even if they have not always been free to practice, a new "literature...
Chaos to Stability. Aloof and austere in his business contacts, Erpf has a profound sense of mission about his role as a latter-day capitalist. The function of investment banking, as he sees it, is to help guide new or individually managed companies into what he regards as the highest stage of capitalism-"the large institution run by professional managers with the public conscience glaring at them." Only large corporations, Erpf believes, fully realize "the whole idea of capitalism, which is to bring solidity and stability into the market in place of chaos. I call that civilization...
Although most industries are nationalized, a few private enterprises have been permitted to function as part of what the Communists call a popular front with the national, "progressive," bourgeoisie. The regime has also disavowed any plans for communes on the Chinese style. Agricultural cooperatives are being pressed. But some peasants still own their own land...
Philip (turning to the general at a social function): Have you been minister for a long time? Fraga (standing at attention): For al most one year...