Word: outlook
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...story of the Gunthers is wholly symbolic. Real hero of the play is the American outlook, its love of enterprise and liberty. This is an inspiring theme. But working crudely, emotionally, in headlines, Kaufman & Hart over-sentimentalize their theme. Canny showmen, they know that if, as Dr. Johnson said, patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel, it is also one of the first salvations of a box office; that mother love and dying for one's country are not only the stuff of great art but also the surefire cliches of popular entertainment; that a cavalcade...
Certainly it is true that as any man--lawyer, doctor, beggarman. Indian chief--enlarges the scope of his liberal education, he becomes more competent to serve society. But the lawyer is faced with such a complete cross-section of human activity that his need for a broad outlook is paramount. Casual undergraduate training in economic and sociological principles, which is often the full extent of a law school graduate's background, is not sufficient' nor is a mere smattering of psychology and government adequate for either a judge or a practicing barrister. And above all, success in the struggle...
...thoroughly scrutinized," he said, "I feel that the best interests of the Supreme Court will not be served by the participation of its nominees in a hearing of this kind. I do not wish to be put in the position of discussing controversial political views affecting the Court. My outlook on various problems has been fully expressed over a period of years. I feel that it is bad taste and inconsistent to supplement my past record with a statement on present day problems
...result of such attitudes as this, says Dr. Riddle, "an eviscerated straw man is set up in place of the reality. . . . Many millions of our present and future citizens are robbed of a biological outlook, or they get one that is warped and unrecognizable...
...coterie of columnists who often try to salve personal wounds among New Dealers wrote that Aubrey Williams had long been willing to step out of WPA in order to devote himself to his job as head of the National Youth Administration, that Colonel Harrington was reasonably liberal in outlook (considering his distinguished record as an Army engineer, his background, his association with "the best people...