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...political faction, a minority or an opposition and in war we need cooperation, even a coalition, of all parties. We ask: why will not Chiang take in the Communists as Roosevelt takes a few Republicans into his Cabinet? But there is a very considerable difference. We Republicans do not maintain a private army exercising arbitrary armed control over whole sections of the country because we do not like some New Deal policies. But the Communists do have a private army and a separate government. They are not just a political party. They are an armed rebellion...
...Communists are selling us a gold brick when they try to make us think that they must maintain their army...
...volume of imports comparable to 1938 will require an increase of about 50% by volume in British exports. After a decade of protectionism, there were not many unnecessary imports seven years ago. The 50% increase in exports is not required to maintain some artificial standard of luxury. It is required to maintain Britain's living standard...
...internal struggle would please practically everybody. But it seemed unlikely that Premier Soong, any more than Generalissimo Chiang Kaishek, would compromise on the basic issue which has shattered all efforts at agreement between the Communists and the Chinese Government-Yenan's insistence that it be permitted to maintain an independent army...
...pure white one. Even among animals which can distinguish color, notably fish and birds, brilliant markings do not influence the female's choice of a mate. They serve primarily to intimidate other males. The barnyard turkey's puffing and strutting are intended to advertise his dominance, maintain his social position, defend his territory. The female turkey responds to bluff, not beauty...