Word: downrightness
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...downright, outspoken candidate, who honestly, openly and fearlessly expresses exactly what he believes to every group of voters on every issue, declining to dodge or evade, and refusing to appeal to prejudice or cater to class, would be overwhelmingly beaten by the candidate on the other side, who would promptly take advantage of such honesty to gather for himself the large number of voters alienated by the other fellow...
Penrod and Sam. Time was when child actors were received with hysterical applause if they were any better than downright offensive. Along came Jackie Coogan. Now child actors are a requisite on every movie lot in California. Why? Because they are adapted to a type of entertainment which is faintly damned by the adjective "wholesome...
...accept this as a working definition, our survey of any period in the world's history must be as complete as possible or we shall draw false conclusions, because our evidence does not enable us to visualize the period as a whole. Half trutlis are often more misleading than downright falsehoods. For example, we are just beginning to realize the importance of the psychological factor in the progress of mankind. Economic history, too, as we know it is scarcely seventy-five years old. To master thoroughly any subdivision of the world's history today is the work of a lifetime...
...several hundred private houses on the list; almost without exception practically nothing is known about the lodging house at which your Freshman may apply. It may be disreputable or unhealthy. And that is the last that is heard of him. Allowing a man liberty is one thing; this is downright neglect that is very nearly criminal...
...dogma would summon to journalism those who follow the brooding stars of art. He calls for language of downright statement from those whose writings aspire to suggest. He would indenture to erudition or popular data those who are apprenticed to imagination...