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Word: humanitarian (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Everyone, so far as I know, respected the Pope, and many of us recognized him as, in many ways, a great humanitarian. He was, however, primarily the head of a sect; a great one, but still a sect. With good reason, our Constitution requires separation of church and state. I submit, therefore, that the Commissioner's order is wrong and unconstitutional...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MONTH OF SUNDAYS | 10/15/1958 | See Source »

Since the Red siege began Aug. 23, U.S. warships and planes have been escorting Nationalist craft with supplies for Quemoy up to the three mile limit. Radio Peiping quoted Defense Minister Peng Teh-huai as telling the Nationalist Chinese he had ordered the conditional halt out of "humanitarian considerations...

Author: By The ASSOCIATED Press, | Title: Pre-Dawn Dynamite Explosions Rip Clinton High School Interior; Chinese Reds Order Cease-Fire | 10/6/1958 | See Source »

...week's end the United Nations Special Committee on Hungary demanded assurances that the Hungarian patriots would be tried "under the highest humanitarian standards." Hungary's Chief Public Prosecutor Geza Szenasi gave Hungary's reply. Said he: "After martial law was repealed, some people expected that there would be a lessening of rigor. These expectations are without real foundation. The slogan, 'Let us make peace among us,' is a siren song. Such lukewarmness favors the enemy. Tolerance and understanding will be shown only to those who were misled by our enemies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HUNGARY: Without Mercy | 12/30/1957 | See Source »

Henrietta agreed to Canas' proposal, got the appointment okayed by Pepe ("Still the most wonderful man I've ever met") and settled into a seat on the Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee until the Eleventh General Assembly session ended last March. For her successor in the current session, Ambassador Canas found someone of equal qualifications and charm. His choice: New York-born Karen Olsen de Figueres, 27, President Figueres' wife since...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COSTA RICA: Wifely Duty | 11/25/1957 | See Source »

Dean Mason asserted that our economic aid to the crucial areas of South and Southeast Asia and the Middle East cannot be attributed to humanitarian ideals or the interests of our economy, although these elements are present. He said that the purpose of the aid was to protect security interests...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: U.S. Should Enlarge Foreign Assistance, Dean Mason Claims | 11/22/1957 | See Source »

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