Word: mankind
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...knee-jerk hysterical reaction of conservatives reveals the narrow scope of their vision. Carter's recognition of the legitimacy of almost one-quarter of mankind has been roundly applauded by our allies. This act of statesmanship, which enhances the prospects of peace, is somewhat above the line of sight of ostriches. Jerry Fenney Windsor...
...like Hopscotch, is a novel of spiritual exile. In A Manual, Hopscotch's beat Left Bank "Club" graduates to the counterculture "Screwery" which is more preoccupied with politics than with Zen and jazz. Different from those of the "Club," the "Screwery's" members do not cut themselves off from mankind, but desire society's upheaval. They have found a purpose to life: "To change reality for everyone...everyone is (ought to be) what I am...to meld the real with mankind...there is only duty and that's to find the true course. Method: revolution...
...giant pedal for mankind...
...straitjacket of the Cultural Revolution. "The great spiritual wealth created by mankind was strange to them " it said. "They never heard of such names as Boccaccio, Michelangelo, Hugo and Mozart. Young people's minds were locked up in airtight cells. Now the prison has been smashed...
...also a sociological document, recording the infinite ways in which people all over the world nourish, titillate and please, borrowing from one culture, lending to another. Even before the Romans planted vines in Southern France, before Marco Polo returned from China bearing the secrets of pasta and ice cream, mankind was engaged in this most civilized exchange. It continues...