Word: politicians
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...James Craig was born in County Down 53 years ago, became first a soldier, then a politician, held several important Government positions in the Imperial Parliament, then became on June 7, 1921 first Premier of Northern Ireland...
Caesar was ambitious. Every politician since Caesar has been ambitious. The revelation of ambition in a politician is far from being a startling matter. But there are times when the form of a politician's ambition is a matter of surprise. This was the case of Frederick H. Gillett, of Massachusetts, Speaker of the House of Representatives...
...persistently declared that the "King of Coke" had committed suicide. For the first time since the French occupation of the Ruhr, President Ebert is to visit the occupied area. The occasion is the Cologne Industrial Fair. Herr Penfick of the National Liberal League and Professor Meyer, "another politician," have testy tempers. Penfick attacked Meyer in a speech, which so enraged the latter that he dashed a glass of water in the face of Penfick, who, insulted, picked up a desk and flung it at the incautious Meyer. The desk struck Meyer squarely on the head -"and subsequent proceedings interested...
...advances young diplomats. "It is only quite recently that we have succeeded in obtaining a regular Diplomatic Service,--that is to say regular, in so far as Secretaries of Embassy and Legation are concerned. During the greater part of our history, any one recommended by a Senator or a politician of influence in the councils of the party which happened to be in charge of the government could inject a friend, or the son of a friend into the Consular or Diplomatic Service, without any knowledge on the part of such appointees of international questions or of any foreign country...
...politician preaches sanity he lacks 'news value,' and the printed word is not his to help, but if he defies common sense and preaches the impossible, the printing press is his willing slave...