Word: loyal
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...thousands of loyal and devoted Amherst alumni these week-end occasions, which have evolved out of the founding of the first fraternity, Alpha Delta Phi, as a literary organization in the 1830's, house their fondest memories. The chance outsider welcomed into the Spring House Party--more sophisticated and relaxed than Dartmouth's Winter Carnival--is apt to come away with the impression that the average Amherst man is such a polished week-ender, he could not do anything else half so well. Actually, this is not the case...
...Stevens: "First, it is my responsibility to speak for the Army . . ." There was in his voice an immense pride. McCarthy tried to shatter it, snarling: "When the Secretary says that in effect 'I speak for the Department of the Army,' he is putting the 99.9% of good, loyal men in the Army into the position of trying to oppose the exposure of Communists in the Army." Stevens continued...
...pitiable but not hateful. Accepted as men of mediocre capabilities, the limited success that they do have is a glorious triumph. In comparison to the other characters in the book, their enlightenment is a miracle and their learning, shallow as it is, approaches the profound. Bouvard and Pecuchet are loyal friends, and for Flaubert, friendship is a virtue. Therefore, although these two heroes are the vehicle for some of the author's bitterest comments on the bourgeoisie, they are not the only object of his tirade. There is something more...
...most nonscientific civilians at the top layers of Government. They do not feel it as "a sense of sin." Most of them have borne this sense of responsibility as citizens, soldiers or officials for many years. This fact does not make them more right or more loyal than Oppenheimer. Or less...
...played up two Page One news stories, both from a "high Administration official." One story reported that he said the U.S. may throw troops into Indo-China if the French pull out, while the other quoted the anonymous official's opinion that Physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer "is a loyal American" and should not be barred from Government work if he is not a security risk (see NATIONAL AFFAIRS...