Word: idealism
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Concerning John W. Davis there is a remarkable consensus of opinion in all parts of the country that he would be an ideal candidate if only he could be nominated...
...after he had made his speech accepting the Republican nomination, the President, Mrs. Coolidge, their son, John, newspapermen, secret service men and concomitants set out for Vermont. The President traveled in the private car Ideal, the same car which, it happens, was used by Warren G. Harding, speech-making in 1920. At 3 a.m., the special train drew into Ludlow, Vt. The Coolidges breakfasted before disembarking at 7.00 a. m. before a silent crowd of meditative Vermonters. In automobiles the party drove the twelve miles to Plymouth. A stop was made at the grave of Calvin Jr., freshly covered with...
...ablest members of the House of Commons said only this year of the including of women in Parliament: 'What we have lost in dignity we may have gained in efficiency.' For ages, this House has been regarded as the ideal of all Parliaments. Are the noble Lords to sacrifice the dignity of this House on the chance of gaining a little efficiency...
...product, so that he may be enabled to think as intelligently as the dealer in terms of consumption and demand. . . . He is entitled, too, to demand an adequate service of transportation at reasonable rates. In spite of the failures and shortcomings of existing laws, this is an ideal which I cannot believe to be beyond the reach of attainment...
...being entirely unsolicited. Only two months ago, in this very place, I said: 'Let all parties, including ours, perish, provided Italy becomes strong and great.' We can say with clear consciences that we have sincerely striven with all our strength to live up to this ideal. But can the Opposition say the same...