Word: distruster
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Late 18th century Boston and Philadelphia had a stronger material culture than any other cities in America, but the old Puritan and Quaker distrust of the graven image and preference for the Word had delayed their appreciation of painting (as distinct from furniture or silverware)...Art was mere "limning" and, as Copley complained to West in London, people "regard it as no more than any other useful trade...like that of a Carpenter, tailor or shoe maker, not as one of the most Noble arts in the world. Which is more than a little Mortifying...
...candidate to understand that neither the Democrats nor the Republicans speak for the majority of Americans, and the first to understand that many believe in a moderate, sensible balance of government involvement in our life. Powell is a breath of fresh air to the majority of voting Americans, who distrust and dislike the current crop of elected officials in Washington. BOB FALCONE Colorado Springs AOL: BoBFireman...
Speculation runs rampant on why so much depended on race: was it that blacks have more distrust of the police than their white counterparts because they have been badly treated by officers in the past? Was it that blacks wanted to stand by one of the few black heroes in American society? Was it that they had too much of a reasonable doubt? Or none of the above...
...poets. But cognitive theory could simply not explain the questions we wonder about most: why some people just seem to have a gift for living well; why the smartest kid in the class will probably not end up the richest; why we like some people virtually on sight and distrust others; why some people remain buoyant in the face of troubles that would sink a less resilient soul. What qualities of the mind or spirit, in short, determine who succeeds...
Powell: There is always a certain amount of distrust of politics and politicians and of Washington. In this age you see this often untidy process of democracy where there is an explosion in media coverage and where politics has become a national spectator sport. The American people have been relieved of the burden of the cold war, where you kind of had to trust your government to keep the evil empire at bay and you wanted to cut your government a little slack. Attention is now turned inward. They are not entirely happy with what they see. Too often they...