Word: bombastics
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...fear, the soul of each man must be nourished to undertake of his own free will works which in their total are bigger than the slave-built wall of China and in their daily demands as warming as the building of a home. Coercion cannot order the materials; bombast cannot inspire the efforts; the fear of death cannot release the imagination's shortcuts or bring about the emotions' quick ability to generate for a time their superhuman strength...
...loss of the last remnant of African empire squashed Mussolini's already crawling prestige. For "El Piccolo," King Vittorio Emanuele, who docilely hitched his destiny to Mussolini's bombast, it meant that he could no longer call himself "King-Emperor...
...created a new organ of public enlightenment. Taking a leaf from, Goebbel's book, the men in Washington have climinated the bombast and the lies and have added accuracy, perception and historical depth. And, the resulting dose, of history is simple enough for the average attendant, Lone Ranger and Mickey Mouse not-withstanding, to savor, devour and digest...
...efforts to remain neutral. His speech was entitled "Economic Defense, Moral Defense and Political Defense." With what Portugal would fight, now that virtually her entire army has been sent to empire outposts-the Azores, Mozambique, Guinea-was not clear. But clear was the similarity between Franco's bombast and Salazar's fear of a Europe not dominated by Germany. The Allies would be wise if they kept an eye on both dictators...
Whether a reduction in U.S. official and semi-official bombast would equal the banana reduction remained to be seen. Floridians last week were particularly sensitive. They had seen ships sunk within a few miles of the coast. At one time two burning tankers were in view...