Word: faithful
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...invested by the company as evidence of good faith, the Government to supply the remainder of the capital required, later to be amortized...
Side-tracked a " Declaration of Faith, " presented by fundamentalists who hoped to commit Methodism to their views...
This is the season when much nonsense is uttered by business men, bankers and stockbrokers about future probabilities. There is much avoidance of admitting unpleasant facts, and much loose talk about the necessity of having "faith in the United States." Between rather obvious " bearish" propaganda on the one hand, and platitudinous optimism on the other, it is hard to keep one's vision squarely on present facts and future probabilities. That 1924 is not destined to equal last year in the extent of most corporate profits is generally agreed- although not always out loud. In many respects...
...diffident, his advisers are certainly more so; if after two or three years of college he still lacks the confidence to invade a Freshman's rooms and make himself at home, he cannot expect such assurance on the part of the advisee. And if he has no great faith in his own advice, he may be sure that no one else has. But in any case, whether he gives good advice or bad upon his energy, his willingness to get up and grapple with the problem which has been given him depends the success of the Advisory system...
...will probably get worse before it gets better is not a moral or patriotic crime, but simply the acceptance of the apparent facts of the situation. Yet many leading business men seem to feel it necessary to appear optimistic, and to preach lengthy and rather shallow sermons on having faith in the country's future. This sort of thing does much more harm than good...