Word: jingoes
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...saber seems so attractive it is well to realize the essential similarity of all undergraduates in or out of uniform. A little careful observation reveals interesting facts and the playing field this afternoon should give ample proof that the men of West Point offer no inherent threat of jingo militarism against the world...
...worked with him declared that Renaud was violently anti-Al Smith, while Swope's lusty voice has long spouted praises of that hapless warrior. Renaud, it was said, had never been able to forget, let alone forgive, the Germans. Swope on the other hand is critical of jingo patriotism. And in religious matters, Renaud was described as uncompromisingly Protestant. The Swopian World's news columns were always wide open to the Catholics...
...backing that Editor Frankau has declared: "There is no limit to the money we are able to spend! It cuts no ice in an undertaking of this size. This paper is going to reflect the new spirit of England?the business England of today. They may call Britannia a 'jingo weekly' if they like! After all patriotism is the biggest factor in any successful endeavor. The idea is that everything going into Britannia, from machinery to brains will be all British...
...descriptions, indeed, had been enthusiastic, and Abie Bromfield, who drove the Captain's dog team, evinced a polite interest in the marvels that were told him. The other natives of the expedition. believed that the Captain was either mad or lying, but he, Abie Bromfield, understood things. "By jingo," he said politely, puffing a mouthful of smoke at the arctic moon...
...asked him what he thought of the women he saw. "They have naked necks," he said. He grew a little tired of taxicabs and tuxedos, of nightclubs and subways and electric lights and elevators. Whenever these things were shown him he was expected to look amazed; to say "By jingo" in his slow, thick voice. He wanted to please the captain; he must keep on being surprised. . . . Perhaps these men with pencils would be surprised if they saw a great island covered with seals like flies on a lump of sugar. Perhaps they would get stuck if they...