Word: countrymen
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Life of Rudyard Kipling, by C. E. Carrington, went a long way toward explaining the mind, the character (and so the work) of the great British writer who was not afraid to celebrate character, whether in his countrymen or in his country...
...studies, nevertheless, this famous octogenarian has maintained a disinterested, if controversial, stand; he is a scientist first and foremost, a politician only in afterthought. To some members of the Government Department Siegfried represents the Third Republic incarnate. His own countrymen, however, often compare him with Justice Holmes--a liberal and a skeptic...
...best way by which these undemocratic acts against Negroes can be prevented is by bringing them to the attention of the American public at large, hoping that knowledge of these acts may touch the better instincts that seem to be lacking in the character of many of our countrymen in the South. In doing so, one would hope that the American people would find it necessary to act--through their government and other institutions--to democratize that part of our country which has yet to experience...
...competition is almost entirely made up of his countrymen, for most of today's great violinists are Russian (and, by an odd cultural phenomenon, Russian Jews). Their names: Jascha Heifetz, Mischa Elman, Nathan Milstein, Isaac Stern and (of Russian parents) Yehudi Menuhin. This week, for the first time, U.S. audiences had a chance to compare Oistrakh in person with the other violin masters. For, during Geneva's temporary thaw in the cold war, Moscow had decided to allow its most famous musical performer to come...
...good that you American students come here to learn about our great Kultur and so about your own mistakes. Perhaps you can help mature the naive minds of your countrymen. Since you are the strong today, it is very important that the wisdom of Europe, of Germany restrain you from your naive and impulsive policies...