Word: asks
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...streets near by. It is never ill will that causes a disturbance at night, but thoughtlessness pure and simple. A thoughtless noise, however, is just as effective as an ill-willed noise in keeping a man awake; and as sleep is of such vital importance to the teams, we ask every man to make a point first of keeping quiet himself and second, of reminding anyone else, stranger of friend, who may need the hint, of the necessity of quiet for the sake of the teams. L. P. DODGE. C. R. LEONARD. J. RICHARDSON...
...fault of American citizens is their lack of willingness to undertake political responsibility. In England we have a certain class who make it their business to be responsible. There is no class similar to this in America, and it is rightly so, for it is not too much to ask ordinary citizens to receive this responsibility and to take a vital interest in the welfare of the community. If a man cannot take active interest, it is his duty to see that good men go to the legislature and that the best type of man leads the politics...
...ask you not to be carried away by the first rush of the great game of life. That is expecting you to be more than human. But I do ask you, after the heat of the game, that you draw breath and watch your fellows for a while. Sooner or later you will see some man to whom the idea of wealth as mere wealth does not appeal, whom the methods of amassing that wealth do not interest, and who will not accept money if you offer it to him at a certain price...
General Woodford said that every patriotic and wise man in considering a candidate for any great office should ask first, "Is he fit?" and second, "Is he available?" In answer to the first of these questions General Woodford said that he had known Gov. Hughes since the latter graduated from college, and that he had at once recognized in him a genius for work. He distinguished himself as counsel for the commission which was investigating the gas system of New York, and in 1905-06 by his honesty and courage procured the punishment of the guilty officers of the great...
...Intercollegiate Civic League than to spread among its membership the idea that no intelligence is negotiable in matters politic but intelligence as to government ends and community needs. When college men once have this feeling, their pride as citizens and as men of general intelligence will lead them to ask questions and to head movements necessary to secure efficiency in the government of American cities...