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Word: forgetting (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...glad to meet you in sport and forget politics," said the German captain. "Sport makes brothers of us all," warmly responded the French captain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A New Entente | 12/17/1923 | See Source »

Like the "Lincoln," it is a book possessing tremendous individuality; one of those books one can never forget; and this property arises out of the sense one gets of exalted character alike in the subject and the writer, of great precision of thought and beauty of expression. I laid it down with deep regret that I had come to the end, regret that Roosevelt, who so much admired Lord Charnwood's "Lincoln," might not read it.--Julian Street in Book Review...

Author: By Author OF Abraham lincoln, | Title: CHRISTMAS SUGGESTIONS FROM THE BOOK DEPARTMENT | 12/13/1923 | See Source »

...future state for substantial rewards for a life of service. Now he realizes that the labor which the worker gives is equal in value to the employment which he receives. This throwing aside of the submissive spirit has been vital to the perpetuation of democracy. We must not forget that a country's greatness lies not in its trade balances, its gold reserve, or its commercial prosperity, but above and beyond all these in its men, women, and children. Our trade unions, in striving for the welfare of the common people, are organized along the same ideal as the nation...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WOULD CHANGE LAWYERS IN CONGRESS FOR LABOR MEN, FARMERS, AND BUSINESS MEN | 12/13/1923 | See Source »

...pockets. They're awful! There aren't words enough in an actor's vocabulary to express his feelings about a Boston audience. At the start of a run in Boston, he says 'My God!' and at the end he says "Thank God." Then he leaves town and tries to forget about it as soon as possible...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FINDS CAKES OF ICE IN OSSIFIED BOSTON | 12/10/1923 | See Source »

...Sometimes the mob proves unruly, but on the whole they have been comparatively well behaved. Once, in our production in the Covent Garden Opera House, the mob struck before the performance,--I forget now just what the difficulty was,--but at all events it was all fixed up at the time. I expect no such difficulty, however, in Boston...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD STUDENTS TURN THEBANS SUCCESSFULLY | 11/30/1923 | See Source »

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