Word: opinions
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...British Institute of Public Opinion, in a sampling of voters' minds last week, found that three out of four Britons were in favor of continuing the war. One in four either did not know what he wanted or wanted immediate peace. Foreign newsmen estimated that the "peace party" in the House of Commons did not number more than a score of the 615 M.P.s. No attempt was made by the British Government to silence the tongues of would-be peacemakers, and opinions which in other countries in wartime would land a man in jail were freely uttered. But both...
...last war was the barrage of propaganda to which our people were subjected. That same propaganda is going on today. The first thing you know they will be seeing subs going up the Charles. It is therefore extremely important for the welfare of the American people that public opinion be formed in the light of past experience rather than in an atmosphere of excitement and sentimental and educational appeals. Don't let our vast wealth and the lives of our young men be the cat's paw of European diplomatic greed and animosities. Many a mother's son closed...
...There was no evidence of any more than usual difference of opinion," he stated, "and in the final decision there was essential agreement. The department's recommendations were accepted by the Administration...
...expert's opinion was that the quake must have been in some deserted spot, for as yet there had been no reports of any serious damage nor were there likely...
...Maybe this view cannot be dismissed in every case. Still it is certain that some of these propagandists are speaking independently and sincerely, uninfluenced by any but their own judgments. Still they are not justified in using the lever of their prestige to force the unwilling door of public opinion. The great majority of Americans are determined to stay out of war, and the statements of leading ministers and educators can only tend to drive them into it. This propaganda is far more dangerous than any emanating from overseas, for the very reason that it is accepted as the gospel...