Word: foolish
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Cuno. The Cunos do not like dwelling in the Chancellery made famous by Bismarck, because there are not enough bathrooms. The Chancellor resembles Samuel Rea of the Pennsylvania Railway?a person of unpretentious manners and simple directness in approaching an issue. Herr Cuno says: "We are foolish to continue to pour our money into the unoccupied district to encourage resistance. But the French are foolish to be there, and so long as the French will be foolish, so must...
...driven pen" which asks foolish questions about petting parties...
...dietetic principles which made the divine actress one of the seven wonders of the modern world for her vitality at an advanced age. Bernhardt's diet was simple and salutary - orange juice, stewed fruit, eggs, whole wheat bread, baked potatoes, salads, etc. Many Americans are undeniably foolish eaters, but Dr. Stevens will find that American dietitians have been proclaiming such principles with good effect these many years...
...supreme," said Mr. Upshaw, "and, although a whole generation passed before the rancor completely died out of their minds, the secessionists there learned their bitter lesson well and are now standing firmly behind the Federal Government and the Constitution of the United States. If the were not so foolish it would appear highly amusing to see Massachusetts, one of the leaders both in the establishing and the holding together of the Union, now by an act of her legislature, and with the approval of her public officials, who when they were elected swore an oath to support loyally the Constitution...
...Freshmen have nothing to which to revert. As to the idea that it is "guts, not form" which we want, let me suggest that it is speed which we want-a thing to be obtained only by the combination of "form" and "guts". "Form" without "guts" is pretty, but foolish. "Guts" without "form" is brutal stupidity, the sort of thing that makes the last mile utterly impossible; it is an anachronism-"cave-man stuff" is a bit out of date in rowing...