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...imperative that some fresh and sober thought be given to the meaning of the separation of church and state. . . . To a very considerable extent, the Protestant mood has come to reflect the modern secularist attitude, which tends progressively to isolate religion from the more significant areas of the common life. Thus, appeal to the separation of church and state readily becomes an argument for silencing the voice of religion in the political sphere...
According to one necessarily anonymous speculator yesterday, "such gentry only reflect discredit on the initiated members of the profession. They are not taking what we patrons of the Goddess Fortuna are went to describe as a sporting chance...
...unique quality of U.S. democracy, said Conant, is its belief in equality of opportunity in a fluid society. High inheritance taxes "reflect the American belief in a fluid society without a hereditary privileged class. . . . High taxes on earned incomes have the reverse effect ... on the fluidity of our society. Therefore, insofar as the national expenditures permit, the case for keeping income taxes low is overwhelming, both in terms of social ideals and incentives." The present system of taxation, Conant warned, "is having a profound effect on the incentives which thus far in our history have contributed to the taking...
...only did their performance reflect the new national attitude; their findings would undoubtedly be the basis for whatever decisions the nation would make. They refused to be hurried. Europe's cries of urgency were disturbing, even terrifying. But never before in peacetime had a single nation been called upon to make such vast contributions to the world community. Americans, and their representatives, were determined not to make any mistakes if they could help...
...parity index would be changed to include the cost of hired farm labor and reflect the increased mechanization of farms. The new parity index, said Secretary Anderson, would discourage grain growing, encourage meat raising. Thus, Secretary Anderson hopes to cut down the vast commodity surpluses that have swamped...