Word: harmful
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Although Mr. Biggs took particular pains to see that his subordinates were dressed impeccably when they appeared in court, bright young New Dealers began to complain that a little less eloquence and a little more preparation of the Government's cases would do the Administration no harm. In defiance of precedent, when the gold cases reached the Supreme Court, Attorney General Cummings and two subordinates presented the Government's oral argument. The only public part played by the Solicitor General was to broadcast by radio news of the Government's "victory...
...meant no harm,' he explained. 'I truly did not hear of Stalin.' She tried to reassure...
Some weeks ago the Dunster House menus bore the information that Professor Shapley would dine with the members and speak on a topic of interest in the Common Room after dinner. The genial astronomer fell ill and the visit had to be postponed--but the harm was already done...
...opposition to Professor Gini, then, is based upon a full realization of both the shallowness of Harvard's "liberalism," and also the harm that Professor Gini and the type of government he represents can do in the long run to Harvard and the nation. National Student League...
Professor Taussig, who foresees in the gold decision no possible harm to business, made the following statement: "The decision is not unexpected. The legal questions were not open to argument, and only a constitutional lawyer is entitled to express an opinion on them. Where the law, i.e., the Constitution, is not clear, the Court commonly and rightly is influenced by consideration of public policy. These seem to me to fall in favor of the decision reached...