Word: moralizers
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Bruce: "I have stated to you before that many of my neighbors regard with great indulgence the violation of the great lunacy?the Volstead Act?because, as they conceive, that act has no true moral sanction behind it. It endeavors to pronounce something as being criminal per se that is not criminal...
...deck; palmed aces, loaded dice and Devol, who never would give up his takings, preferring a rough-and-tumble every time. He was an expert rough-and-tumbler and left a trail of broken noses behind him by his deftness at ramming with his head. He has but one moral to point- that the suckers are just as crooked as the gamblers but not so clever. Many of his anecdotes are entertaining, all are lively, but they suffer from lack of variety...
...with the teachings of Christianity and thereby be induced to accept its benign precepts. . . . Are you in favor of employing an army and navy to effectuate righteousness and justice? The only alternative to that is to establish the best possible treaty relations and friendly intercourse, and thus, exert such moral influence and such moral leadership...
...American Mercury containing "Hatrack," but all reprints in whatever form. At Farmington, Mo., home town of Hatrack and of the author of "Hatrack" (Herbert Asbury, a member of the staff of the New York Herald Tribune), Rev. Frank T. Jarnigan exulted: "This is one of the greatest moral victories Farmington has ever won." He intimated that prayers of thanksgiving would be said in his church (Methodist) and a congratulatory message sent to the Postmaster General...
...natural fear of being prematurely pigeonholed by life. But these extenuations do not suffice to save Cynthia from standing indicted for modernity's most prevalent shortcoming: emotional anemia induced by self-seeking and self-indulgence. The book is far too finely executed to be referred to solely as a moral essay. It is an intricate story sensitively told. Yet many readers will bethink themselves of many Cynthias and wonder if it is too late, or just timely, to pass the book along...