Word: moralizes
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...short two or three years ago, he was one of the most hated men in England, Mr. Wicks declared, "but his extraordinary moral consistency has brought him rapidly to the fore to occupy the leading position in British politics today. His chief power is his internationalism, in which lies the hope of the world. Mr. MacDonald is a cultured, educated man; a man who has travelled extensively and studied personally conditions in every province in the Kingdom. His many acquaintances among the democratic elements throughout the world give him a remarkable background of experience. He will endeavor to create...
Says Liberals Lost Moral Enthusiasm...
...recounted the reasons for the present failure of Liberalism--in England today. "We failed because of our association with 'militarism'; because our words were big and our deeds small; because Asquith faltered when strong measures were required on the Irish question, but chiefly because we lost our moral enthusiasm, which is the driving force of a political party...
...Government. He was promised that, if Labor members could not vote for the motion, they would not vote against it. In the evening, E. Thurtle, Laborite for Shoreditch, asked: "Will the honorable member inform the House whether or not this decision is to be taken as a great moral gesture to the world?" In a general answer the Premier stated that disarmament could only come about by international agreement, not by ending the British Navy by allowing it to waste away. On a division the House voted 372 for the Government, 73 against, majority 299. The result was cheered...
...also defended France from charges of militarism. Said he: "She has only to exercise in the eyes of the world her true force, which is moral and not military...