Word: hindsighted
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...executed the astute notion of telling the story of the French Revolution in terms of eyewitness stories culled from 50,000 items in the national archives. The book gives all the blooming, buzzing confusion of a new world being created but not yet comprehended or tidied up by the hindsight or partisanship of a Michelet, Taine or Carlyle...
...proceeds by remorseless chronology from the 13th edition of Poor Richard's Almanack (next to the Bible, the bestseller of the day) until a year or so before Franklin got to fly that famous kite in the thunderstorm. Those who like to smile with superior historical hindsight can do so on page 374 with the realization that Franklin was getting warm on lightning conductors. "A wet rat," wrote Ben firmly, "cannot be killed by an exploding electrical bottle...
Honeymoon's End. In this sudden burst of both hindsight and foresight, there was increasing evidence that the press's romance with Jack Kennedy, which began so handsomely during the campaign and waxed so warm after his November triumph, might not long survive the traditional postInaugural honeymoon. But that, too, was to be expected. Since George Washington's time, when the nation's first President complained, "The Government and the Officers of it are the constant theme for Newspaper abuse," the U.S. press has practiced with uninterrupted vigor its historical prerogative to find fault with Presidents...
...fights from Manager Frank ("Blinky") Palermo. What seemed to nag at Williams most was that he had turned down more than $180,000 in bribes to throw fights, including one offer of $100,000 to go in the tank for Kid Gavilan. Concluded Williams with bitter hindsight: "I should have taken the money...
...Crimson made two more forays into Cornell territory, but a couple of calls which hindsight would call mistaker stopped them each time. Immediately after the Big Red touchdown, the varsity--with sophomores Bill Hatch and Hobie Armstrong doing most of the running--moved 41 yards on the ground to a third and 4 on the Cornell 40. Here Yovicain sent in Tom Boome to try the right half-back option pass to Armstrong; it was overthrown and the Crimson had to punt A little later, with fourth and 4 on the Big Red 34, Bartolet chose to punt and kicked...