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...Republicanism that opposed New Deal legislation? "The world moves, and ideas that were good once are not always good. I believe it was Tennyson that said: 'The old order changeth and giveth place to new lest one good custom should corrupt the earth.'* We have gotten into the type of civilization now where the Government must interest itself more in the old age security, in unemployment insurance, and all that sort of thing . . . I believe in it, I stand for it, and I don't care who brought...
...fans. "Hi, everybody," said he cheerily. "We got him in." From the crowd came a loud feminine voice: "You all did everything you could to stop him!" Replied Clement plaintively: "Listen, we did all we could. If it hadn't been for us, he wouldn't have gotten in." The lady: "You don't need to tell us anything...
...wasn't too long ago that people could be found in the U.S. who thought the cussed Bolsheviks hadn't a single thing that they had not gotten from espionage. How they get things matters not. If you are nailed by a thug, does it matter if he stole his gun, bought it, or invented it himself...
...business: formal exchange of autographs among the American Presidents, each one presenting to the others a folio of his country's postage stamps. Eisenhower was clearly tired; as the proceedings wore on, he clasped his hands tensely in front of him. Said one aide: "He's gotten more exercise today than any time since his operation. He'll feel...
Once the messages have been received and the persons involved have finally gotten together, there are various Summer School facilities that they can use for their social pursuits. In addition to the information service and the common rooms in Grays, the Harvard Union has a number of rooms which are open until 10 p.m. for reading, talking, and the like. The Union is also getting a television set, which is expected to draw a large audience as political convention time approaches. And then there are always the libraries--especially Lamont, with its air conditioning, seat cushioning, and most pleasing summer...