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...paper money is a little better than the average trading-stamp, and a trifle inferior to the usual tobacconist's rebate coupon. . . . The words are there and the letters are there?evidently graphic signs intended to convey a meaning???but they are inscribed in such a fashion and distributed in such a way that every effort of the mind to grasp their significance is frustrated. . . . And this document?this singular document?stands as the prime symbol of value in the infinite transactions of a great commercial nation. It is worth its face in gold, but, my God! what a face...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Decorous Jubilee | 4/25/1932 | See Source »

...appearance of the Happy Warrior was the peak of the New England trip, perhaps the peak of his campaign. When it was stilled, Mrs. Sayre quoted what Woodrow Wilson said of Alfred Emanuel Smith. Another outburst. Then the Nominee spoke: ". . . We shall use words to convey our meaning???if the orators in the gallery will only just subside shall use words to convey our meaning, not to hide...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Battle of the Atlantic | 11/5/1928 | See Source »

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