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Word: lents (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Economic Interpretation of the Constitution, he argued that the great document, far from promoting the general welfare, was the reactionary work of wealthy men who in 1787 stood to profit from the creation of a strong, central and, above all, solvent government (nearly half the signers had lent the Government money). By suggesting that economic interests play a strong role in human events, Beard helped bring American history closer to the bitter realities of contemporary life. By implying that businessmen had betrayed the radical spirit of the American Revolution, he made U.S. history not a long fall from grace...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Uses of Yesterday | 10/25/1968 | See Source »

...lamb? His skin is surely lent...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SHAKESPEARE ON HUMPHREY | 10/5/1968 | See Source »

...developed, and became widely popular. One of the 32 pieces in the Cleveland show belonged to the 17th century Mogul Emperor Shah Jahan, builder of India's Taj Mahal. Among other exports on exhibit are Chinese silks found in Arab tombs in Africa and early carved cinnebar lacquerware, lent by a Japanese temple. But it was in defiance of Mongol tastes that one of the greatest of China's arts-scroll painting-made the largest advance of all. The most inventive Chinese painters, the wen-jen, or literary men, withdrew from the court, preferring to paint and write...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: An Age of Innovation and Withdrawal | 10/4/1968 | See Source »

...McCarthy's busiest advocates at the convention, promises "a month of serious drinking" before he decides whether to support Humphrey actively, though he has already decided at least to cast his ballot for him. Only Steve Allen among McCarthy's Hollywood supporters has thus far lent his name to the Humphrey campaign...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Democrats: Dissidents' Dilemma | 9/20/1968 | See Source »

...John Wayne know different. About every fifth person walking out of The Green Berets was giving a detailed description to his friends about how it was filmed in Georgia, how it cost $3,000,000, and how it would've cost lost more if the army hadn't lent them most of the stuff...

Author: By John G. Short, | Title: The Green Berets | 7/19/1968 | See Source »

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