Word: admittedly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Most people regard most paintings with total apathy if they regard them at all. Most painters decry this inattention; some will even admit that in this day their art has become a weak one, fostered by artificial and injurious enthusiasms. Precisely why should it be less fun to look at paintings than to read books is a question for which there are many answers. Lee Simonson, able editor of Creative Art, suggested one last week. He wrote: "The modernity of the painter today reveals itself just as much in what he paints as the way he paints it. That change...
...members of the local alcohol "racket." Oliveri had lately joined the Capone "mob," deserting a rival faction. . . . That night, on the South Side, one James Reggi was murdered in an alley by revolver bullets. He had Oliveri's telephone number in his pocket. . . . Chicago's police admit that when "King" Capone leaves his underworld, jealous barons are likely to plot and shoot ambitiously...
...large number of prominent men with experience in politics came forward and assisted to perfect the organization. Then we went ahead and did efficient work. Oh, yes, I will admit that it is an efficient organization...
Said Senator Norris of Nebraska: "It demonstrates clearly that if you have money enough to hire lawyers, you will be found not guilty, even though you admit that you are guilty...
Naturally we consider our interests sufficient reason for our actions. We may as well admit that Manchuria is strategically vital to Japan - it is our first line of de fense. Geographically, this is true. These are the facts which perhaps will cause us embarrassment, but we must face the situation and admit that things are as they...