Word: opinioned
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...humble opinion Mr. C. B. Bratton of Waco, Texas, displays a great lack of information in his letter flaying Mr. Newton D. Baker which appears in your Dec. 5 issue of TIME. In his letter he says something about men that held commissions in the A. E. F. From his letter I am not sure that he knows that General Pershing and Vice President Dawes, held commissions in the A. E. F. They did, however, and I know they will be glad to tell him that his letter is absurd. Anyone that reads at all knows in what esteem these...
...American achievement possible." (TIME, Sept. 19). Certainly neither of these gentlemen is what Mr. Bratton calls a "Yes man," and I believe they were in a somewhat better position to know what went on behind the scenes than C. B. Bratton was. Maybe not. The Encyclopaedia Britannica changed its opinion of Mr. Baker; but, as you know, it uses logic and not spleen in arriving at conclusions. Incidentally, it is interesting to note that there was no C. B. Bratton in the Army nor Marine Corps in France, either as an officer or enlisted...
Education. "I am still of the opinion that much good could be accomplished through the establishment of a Department of Education and Relief . . . under one directing member of the Cabinet...
...mistake to attribute to Mr. Hearst the ignorance and irresponsibility he pleases to assume. His scheme and purpose will eventually be illuminated. What is important now is that he feels invulnerable because his wealth takes care of libel suits, and because a large part of public opinion depends on the multitudes who read and Publicity believe only his papers. Mr. Ford held the prosperity of many industries in his hand when he decided on his new car; and Mr. Hearst is able to disturb the balance of nations. No doubt it will be easier for a camel to pass through...
...distances split the people into separate units. Differences in the spoken language, southern and northern antipathies, and provincial jealousies augment this division. There are practically no news papers, and only ten per cent of the populace can read. It is impossible to build a national feeling or a public opinion with no tools...