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...come back to this country, they just picked him up and brought him along. The years passed and he grew up, and, boy, he grew up into one mean man. One day his owner came to him and said: 'You're so evil I got to get rid of you. But I haven't the heart to sell you or give you to another man. So I'll tell you what I'll do: if you'll get out of the town and county and state, I'll give you your freedom...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE LAW: The Tension of Change | 9/19/1955 | See Source »

Deadening Fear. Apparently Perón had several aims in staging his melodrama : to whip up his followers' flagging loyalty, excuse his scrapping of "pacification," scare the opposition meeting-holders and leaflet-passers. Most important, perhaps, he may have wanted to forestall any new military move to get rid of him by reminding the high brass-especially in the navy and air force-that he can still draw big, ugly crowds to the Plaza de Mayo...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARGENTINA: More Thunder than Blood | 9/12/1955 | See Source »

...while installment buying of appliances and other consumer goods rode along steadily at about $5.5 billion, auto debt jumped a thumping 21% to $12.6 billion. It has gone up about $500 million every month since February, and it is still climbing. With less than eight weeks to get rid of some 1,500,000 of this year's models, many of the nation's auto dealers are making easy terms easier than ever...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: AUTO CREDIT | 8/22/1955 | See Source »

...Modesto breaks down Centralism into 30 rules, but its heart is "Don't Be Yourself" ("Since your self grates on others, and makes you miserable, get rid of it"). The happy man is the one "Just Like Everybody Else." To be "more average than anyone,' one must "live centrally," even moving to the center of town...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Self-Help Spoof | 8/22/1955 | See Source »

...These doctors and educators et al. who so promptly damn politicians for the unfortunate difficulties in the path of the Salk vaccine distribution [June 13] should be reminded of the one sure way to get rid of our politicians-establish a dictatorship.That will do the trick-if they want to pay the price...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jun. 27, 1955 | 6/27/1955 | See Source »

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