Word: offing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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9. "Like most of mankind he was ill prepared for the destiny and responsibility which had been thrust upon him. He did not want the responsibility; the destiny rested awkwardly on his shoulders."
10. "Where most mid-20th century statesmen feel obliged to cloak their extraordinary qualities in a mantle of folksiness, he unabashedly regards himself as a historic figure and comports himself as a man of greatness."
3. "[He] rose out of murky obscurity and carried his country with him up & up into brilliant focus before a pop-eyed world."
6. "A reminder of what was old and splendid, and also a fresh, imperative summons to make the present worthy of remembrance."
8. "His mail brings him a daily dosage of opinion in which he is by turn vilified and glorified."