Word: doering
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Doer. Some of the criticism that is aimed directly at Craig has come from the fact that he is still not a polished politician. Although he is an effusive greeter, a vigorous handshaker and an. expert at the Indiana political massage,* he has a tendency toward bluntness. He neglects many of the politician's chores, e.g., he passes up fairs and conventions at which an appearance by the governor is expected. At times his failure to observe the political amenities angers even his important allies...
...Dancer whickers. "When he's talkin' like that, he wants his food," says Murray. Two quarts of oats go into the cerise and white feed bucket. The Dancer is a "good doer," i.e., a copious eater?about ten quarts of grain and extras a day. As the horse eats, Murray begins to whistle. "This is how I make him make water," he explains...
...long ladder through minor embassy jobs to their final rewards. The typical career diplomat was born on the Eastern seaboard and graduated from an Ivy League college (though the younger, rising generation is more scattered in origin and education). His training makes him an observer rather than a doer, a compromiser rather than a shaker, a man of caution rather than a man of decision. Only a rare few have private means of their own, and except in the very biggest missions, riches are no longer a prerequisite...
Merit & Demerit. Is the lawyer-moralist wholly right? According to Sir Walter, he is in many ways as wrong as the psychologist. At their worst, courtroom judgments are nonmoral, stressing too much the deed and too little the doer, treating the offender simply as a nuisance that must be removed. At their best, they are sub-Christian. "They witness to a moral order which commands a deep respect. But [they miss] the supreme heights of human experience . . . for [they leave] room for no gospel and no salvation...
...Things Right." Though the "developed Christian conscience is severe towards self, [it is] compassionate towards others." In judging others, the Christian once again looks beyond the deed and fixes on the doer, "the essential man, made in God's image . . . Exact assessment of each offender's ill-desert is not in the foreground of his attention. The responsibility of which he is chiefly conscious is his own responsibility for doing something to put things right...