Word: humbug
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...heading straight for war? That is what you want to know, isn't it? At present Britain is not heading straight for anywhere. She is as likely to drift into war as anybody else, providing somebody else starts the war. You must not be put off by the humbug about disarmament. The possibility of diabolical war must be faced, though I hope and trust it will peter out in general ridicule." In the House of Commons moon-faced Winston Churchill, a jingoist since he first marched off to the Boer War at the age of 22, roared the loudest...
...means anything to your organization to receive the comments of a miserable banker, I want you to know that your handling of the Morgan investigation represents the only fair and unbiased statement of the proceedings that I've read. I was particularly pleased with the exposure of the humbug under the heading "Press." Nice Work! G. K. LIVERMORE New York City When liberals go on the warpath, it is liberal to give conservatives a hearing...
...Last week a frantic protest was issued by Milton A. Abernethy of Chapel Hill who said he was the sole proprietor of Contempo; that it had not been moved anywhere; that the one & only subscription list was safe in Chapel Hill; that Mr. Buttitta, onetime co-publisher, was a humbug...
King that whole assembly [the House of Lords] down one or two streets in my division [constituency]. ... I denounce such plans for dealing with unemployment as humbug. . . . Humbug and downright cant...
...MacDonald Government had not even yet disavowed the term "humbug," but Prime Minister Bennett with appropriate forbearance shook Mr. Thomas' hand at parting with a tight little smile. As the train chuffed out, Jim fairly carolled to correspondents...