Word: asking
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Europeans, for a sordid sameness of life and institutions. Our cities, they point out, present the same square uninteresting outlines; the talk, in our homes, runs along the same tract of mediocre intellectuality; our youths and men are all alike even down to their gestures and vocabulary. Where, they ask, are our great scientists and statesmen...
There are many things to be considered before a reform is instituted, but let us never forget to ask ourselves whether we shall derive more benefits from the new system than we did from the old. This is the acid test of all reform, however great our enthusiasm for it may be. E. A. WHITNEY...
...canvassers are to report at the Loan Headquarters in the CRIMSON Sanctum between 6 and 8 o'clock tonight to receive instructions. Any other members of the University who are interested or who have questions to ask should come at the same time. A Law School Committee will be appointed some time today...
...nation stands for liberty, indeed, and is only too glad to harbor the distressed peoples that have flocked to her shores. But it is our right when we extend them the privileges of our democracy to ask that they become in return true and loyal Americans. We are not willing to make the United States a hot-house for all the seeds of foreign discontent, as it has occasionally seemed in danger of becoming...
...Americans Than French"; "Charm of La Belle France a Myth"; "French Glad to See Last of Americans"; "Dislike on All Sides in England"; "Doughboys Receive Fair Treatment From Germans"; "American Troops Enjoy German Hospitality"; and son on. Anyone who takes the trouble to read this communication may quite naturally ask "What has all this to do with me? I realize that these statements are untrue and I pay no attention to them." Quite true; but the majority of people who read this rot do not class it as propaganda. Jealous of the comfort of our troops, they become incensed...