Word: partisan
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Then, while some of his audience wept, he counseled against downheartedness, "for there is radiance and glory in the darkness could we but see, and to see, we have only to look.'' The voters of the U.S. had made their choice "in a vigorous partisan contest," and partisanship "is democracy's life blood." Ultimately, "our cause will prevail"; until then, "there are things more precious than political victory-there is the right to political contest." And, said he with a wry grin, "as for me, let there be no tears. If I lost an election...
First of all, it should be noted that the co-signers of this letter represent various political views, and write in a spirit of strict nonpartisanship. Events of the past two weeks leave neither room nor time for narrow partisan polemic. Liberation for Hungary is an issue to which all Americans of good will may subscribe, whether Republicans or Democrats, liberals, conservatives or whatnot...
...President will be dealing with a Democratic Congress, but if he adopts a reasonable, bi-partisan, but vigorous attitude toward the pressing problems of domestic affairs, he can achieve a goal that is not only his, but that of all Americans. He can bring new opportunities to a new America...
Ambition Accomplished. When the Stevenson entourage got to Cincinnati-after whirlwind forays into Lexington (where he talked through a drizzle) and Louisville (armory one-third empty)-it was delighted to sense real enthusiasm. Before an applauding (56 interruptions), highly partisan audience in Cincinnati's Music Hall, Stevenson delivered a major speech on foreign policy. "The Republican candidate" said he (obviously nettled because Eisenhower never refers to him by name), has been "misleading" the nation about success at Suez. The truth, he said, is that "in these past few months ... the Communist rulers of Soviet Russia have accomplished a Russian...
Selove explained last night that this condition was possible but by no means certain and also emphasized that the information to which Stevenson erroneously referred has been volunteered in an entirely non-partisan and non-political report by the Radiation Hazard Committee of the American Federation of Scientists...