Word: accept
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...they would have been plainly visible for the whole world to see. But the marchers took that chance, and the U.S. took it with them. No one who saw the proceedings could come to any other conclusion than that those scores of thousands of marching Negroes were able to accept the responsibilities of first-class citizenship...
...Inspiring Palace. Several First Ladies made some efforts to bring a touch of history into White House interiors. Mrs. Calvin Coolidge persuaded Congress to authorize the White House to accept gifts of antiques. Mrs. Herbert Hoover recovered some pieces of furniture that had been in the White House in Monroe's time, had replicas made of furniture in Monroe's law office in Fredericksburg. But when the Kennedys moved in, the White House contained only a scant sprinkling of important art or authentic antiques. Most of the cabinetry dated from the 20th century. While the walls were cluttered...
...carve up our mountains not for the purpose of living, but only to drag our car to our bedroom door. Having learned to rely on the T square and the triangle in the uses of land, rather than an understanding of the land itself, we have come to accept with enthusiasm the unprofessional, unappreciative, unskillful butchery of the land that goes under the name of planning. Here we have a tremendous opportunity to point people's tastes and expectations in another direction. And we can do it?the sheer size of the place makes almost anything possible...
...Instead of forgiveness, it created the Dominican Order, and set in motion the Inquisition just to cope with heretics. Under the horrifying impact of burning and torturing that ensued, even so uncomplicated and generous a Catholic as De Montbrun (parted from his love), like thousands of others, refuses to accept the sacraments and is burned as a despised heretic...
...pious but not so clever as little Shelagh. But did she really believe that they slept at night hanging upside down from the rafters? And did she really win all the arguments about sexual morals with welfare officers? A school report she claims to remember is enlightening: "Unwilling to accept discipline. Has some originality of thought. A likable girl. Inclined to sullenness. Uncommunicative. Overimaginative. Has difficulty distinguishing fact from fiction. This girl is a liar. Expect improvement next term...