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Carlos P. Romulo

1898–1985

Also known as: Carlos Romulo

How Carlos P. Romulo is discussed in this archive

Authored 1 work in the archive.

Referenced in 2 other works — including Is Socialism Outdated? , and Minoo Masani: Old Liberalism & New Liberalism .

In Is Socialism Outdated? : Masani closes his essay with Carlos Romulo's 'I am going forward' as the liberal's directional reply to the left-right question, turning Romulo's line into the booklet's closing slogan.

In Minoo Masani: Old Liberalism & New Liberalism : Carlos Romulo is invoked as 'that great Liberal in Asia' and his famous response to communist students — 'I am going forward' — is used to capture the essence of liberalism as transcending left-right divisions.

By Carlos P. Romulo (1)

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Primary works (1)

  • Is Socialism Outdated? · 1966
    • "closes with the slogan that 'in our time all isms have become wasms', invoking Carlos Romulo's 'I am going forward' as the liberal's reply to the left-right question." — Romulo's phrase becomes Masani's closing rhetorical flourish
    • "Concludes with the 'isms have become wasms' line and Carlos Romulo's 'I am going forward' as the liberal's directional reply." — key-points restatement of Romulo as the directional anchor

Excerpts (1)

  • Minoo Masani: Old Liberalism & New Liberalism
    • "That great Liberal in Asia, Carlos Romulo was once heckled by some communist students, in the University of which he was President" — Romulo's anecdote is the essay's rhetorical climax, defining liberalism as forward-looking