Word: braved
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...sense of irresponsibility, and that feeling of rebelliousness which manifests itself in the young of all species. One's early training rarely causes one to revere the law for its own sake--but rather to fear the consequences of disobedience. The bold blades, therefore are naturally impelled to brave the possible consequences, as an exhibition, perhaps a quite unconscious one of daring or recklessness. Increasing the penalty may deter some; but it enhances the exploit for the rest. The policy of laissez-faire" probably has the best effect on the young--for lacking the zest of risking something, the undergraduate...
...religion important and added interest to the hymns. When you sang 'Dare to be a Daniel, Dare to stand alone, Dare to have a purpose firm, Dare to make it known,' you were sufficiently interested at least to walk through the mud and rain, if not sufficiently brave to go into the den with the lions...
...that Mr. Enright is at least courageous is putting the case mildly. When the annals of New York journalism have been filled in late years with accounts of publishers who have found it more expedient to unite than to remain apart, he is a brave man who would risk one more such enterprise. In the years between 1840 and 1870, when Bennett, Dana, Greeley, and Raymond loomed large in the public eye, there were places and needs for a multiplicity of newspapers. The world, figuratively speaking was much larger from the point of view of communication, and the profession...
...capital of Russia. The city built 200-odd years ago by Peter the Great on the banks of the Neva flourished under the name of St. Petersburg. But the War taught us that St. Petersburg was a naughty German way of saying what the Russians, who were then our brave and gallant Allies, called Petrograd. So Petrograd it became. Maps were being changed so much that cartographers did not object...
...Brave, ardent, young, the glorious torch he lighted...