Word: impera
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...principle of "divide et impera" is to guide the economics of the Conant Plan, why should it not be tried in the educational sphere? Is the new and versatile faculty man, intent on making Harvard a national university by developing the talents of the scholar-group of students, to waste his energies, in the age-old way, prodding the "Harvard Community" along. The traditional compromise in lecture hall and class room between the tortoise and the rabbit must be abandoned...
...Divide et Impera," reasoned the British, and told the Americans of the mysterious visit of a French emissary to London. "The French have betrayed their word," they whispered slyly, "They will get a separate peace, and you will get nothing." Dr. Franklin stroked his lace frill with bejeweled chubby fingers and pondered the possibilities of a separate peace. Le Comte de Vergennes toyed with the silver inkpot on his satinwood desk, and tried to fathom the strange actions of his friends the Americans. Even Dr. Franklin received him a bit stiffly, a bit coldly...
...this leads to the intentions of the Powers. Will they, as was suggested, agree to hold immediately a conference for the purpose of righting all China's wrongs? Probably not. But, sooner or later, they will have to. Meantime, the god old maxim of divide et impera seems the better part of wisdom...
...defeat were it not for the peculiar political situation. True, the National Liberals and those who were at one time dubbed as the "Wee Frees" have united in the persons of their leaders. But the great Labor party, the official opposition, remains out of the fold. "Divide et impera" have thought the Conservatives, and they have fitted their actions to their thoughts...
...competition for the scenery design of the third act of "Pastora Impera", the play to be presented by the Workshop on January 26 and 27, was won by R. L. Wayne 2G. Wayne was a co-designer of the winning set for Act II, scene 2 of the same play...