Word: intendent
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...shall respect all social laws and promulgate others that will promote social progress and bring the full benefits of civilization within the reach of every Spaniard. I intend to regain the prestige of Spain as a nation. I think that a military dictatorship will mean the co-operation of all sections of national life. We shall entrust efficient technical men with the administration, not politicians. My reorganization of the State will be based on a corporate system resembling Italy and Germany, preserving, however, traditional Spanish characteristics. My agreement with General Mola and the other leaders of the Revolution provided that...
...Deal in the last three years. Up for renomination in the September primary, Senator Couzens is opposed by Michigan's onetime Governor Wilbur M. Brucker. Refusing to campaign for his seat, the onetime partner of Henry Ford went off for a yacht cruise, remarking: "I don't intend to compete with Brucker. If the people are dissatisfied with my work, I shall be content to stand aside." Back in Detroit last week, rich and radical Senator Couzens seemed to cut his own Republican throat when he declared: "Believing as I do that the most important matter confronting...
...England in 1906, where it was quoted as having been written in a letter to Claude Adrien Helvetius, with reference to his book, De l'Esprit. When Miss Hall was asked m 1935 for the source of the quotation, she wrote, quite naïvely, "I did not intend to imply that Voltaire used these words verbatim and should be surprised if they are found in any of his works. They are rather a paraphrase of Voltaire s words in the essay on Tolerance: 'Think for yourselves, and let others enjoy the privilege...
...Generalissimo of the Revolution, General Franco announced: "We want a national government and intend to assure all classes in Spain a chance to draft a Liberal constitution assuring justice for middle-class property owners as well as for the working class. ... We propose that long-needed social reforms shall actually be pushed forward in Spain. . . . We started the revolt only after it had become self-evident that the Government was playing into the hands of the Communists and extreme Socialists and that there was no justice for others. The aims of the National Revolution are to restore peace, justice...
Dogman Terhune had published in the August issue of Reader's Digest a brief essay entitled "Beware of the Dog" which consisted mainly of advice on how to avoid being bitten. A dog which comes up with high head and loud barks, observed Mr. Terhune, does not intend to bite. If the animal approaches with head down and low growls, it probably means to bite but will frequently be too puzzled to do so if the person stands with feet together and hands on chest. That dogs are inclined to attack people who are afraid of them Author Terhune...