Word: evens
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...have an easy path before us. Newspapers have enlarged this misconception. Stories of the remarkable strides being made by our troops, of compliments paid to them, and of German prisoners' surprise at seeing so many, are printed frequently and read widely. Stories of an opposite character are seldom even printed. The result on the average person can be none other than to elevate the untried American army above its experienced foes and allies...
...action of mere vengeance, as would men of other races and other character, but action for protection. If the Germans have been carrying on their raids with the settled aim of keeping aeroplanes at home for purposes of defense, then reprisals will equalize the military advantage, and maybe even outweigh it, as the Allies now have more machines than their foes. If, on the other hand, the Germans' air raids are a mere exhibition of frightfulness, if they are simple gratifications to some disappointed group of officials, then there is hope that the shedding of German blood and suffering...
...present war is the constant change in methods of fighting. New weapons are used; then new ways to oppose them must be devised. A more efficient defense leads to an improvement in the attack. Numerous developments take place within a month. Although the forces are still too even to end the "war of positions," yet they are altering many details...
...lexicographer knew nothing of the subject. If he had, he probable wouldn't have been a lexicographer. True sense of humor goes as far beyond this definition as solid geometry beyond plain arithmetic. It consists not only in perceiving the comic, but in searching for it, and at times even creating at. Above all it deals less with the occasional laugh than it does with the constant smile...
...possessor of a mind of unusual perspicacity. Ordinary humans, trying to do the same thing would inevitable make a mistake sometimes and find themselves on the same side with other people, if they were forced to show their hand first. Not so the senator. For years he has never even been in doubt as to which side to take, in order to oppose everyone else. Probably by this time it has become second nature to him, and he can do it now without thinking. This is certainly a great accomplishment...