Word: nay
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...societies, and which will be found till the human mind ceases to be drawn in opposite directions by the charm of habit, and by the charm of novelty. Not only in politics, but in literature, in art, in science, in surgery and mechanics, in navigation and agriculture, nay, even in mathematics, we find this distinction. Every where there is a class of men who cling with fondness to whatever is ancient, and who, even when convinced by overpowering reasons that innovation would be beneficial, consent to it with many misgivings and forebodings. We find also every where another class...
...Greene, to put the matter unoriginally, is an idealist in this question of war. He accepts the protestations of France and Britain that they are waging a crusade in complete good faith. He is convinced that this is essentially--nay entirely--a conflict between naked power and reason in international affairs, between the suppression of human rights and liberties and the glorification of the same...
...schizophrenia, recast themselves as members of the Senate's farm bloc. When the bill came to a vote, only 14 Senators mustered courage to vote No. Even such Democratic economizers as Adams, Byrd, Byrnes, such Republican economizers as Taft and McNary, had not the political heart to say Nay. Even Carter Glass joined the chorus...
...Only Representative to say Nay among 361 voting on this measure was California's tousle-headed John Martin Costello, 36. † Last month the New York Legislature (Republicans) made a lump cut of $30,000,000 (about 10%) applicable throughout the Budget submitted by Governor Lehman, who last week, on the advice of his Attorney General, decided to let the measure become law, test its constitutionality in court...
Many big Nazi editors and publishers are now strong Himmler men. Five Cabinet members have accepted the honorary 55 badge. Herr Himmler can perform important favors and no one can say him nay. His resources and funds are great. The fines he imposes, the money his men take from frontier smugglers, reportedly go into his organization. Well-informed people said the Jewish plunderings were to replenish the 55 and Gestapo coffers. His devotion to the Führer has never been doubted; but neither can it be denied that the Führer is deeply indebted to him. While...