Word: owned
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Dates: during 1940-1940
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I suggest that the greater feeling of belligerency in the South springs, perhaps unconsciously, from very practical causes. It is the only part of this country that has experienced invasion within living memory, and it has had bitter proof that the war that is waged on one's own...
To one great segment of the U. S., all this to-do undoubtedly seemed as unnecessary and embarrassing as French generals kissing. Many U. S. citizens, perhaps more than belong to any other group, are of a kind whom everyone has encountered: they do not protest their faith in democracy...
How far into the nation the voice of Willkie reached was something for Republicans and Democrats both to ponder. Wendell Willkie had received more votes than any other Republican candidate in history. But he could not expect even lip loyalty from all the 21,900,000 voters who had cast...
Much depended on Willkie's own leadership. A sniping campaign, a constant picayune harassment would be a plague to the nation trying to gather itself together for defense. Recognizing that, he declared: "Ours must not be an opposition against-it must be an opposition for . . . a strong America, a...
"Discipline has a broader significance than mere punishment. ... It is secured through mental, moral and physical training combined with an intelligent understanding of the reasons for standards and conduct and the objectives in view. . . . Poor discipline is generally the result of inferior leadership and is evidenced by excessive courts-martial...