Word: propheteer
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...spite of his lack of eloquence and his gift for wise cracks, his sincerity has so impressed Congress that one profane Senator after hearing him remarked: "If Roosevelt ever becomes Jesus Christ, he should have Harry Hopkins as his prophet...
...Wearing a green shirt, Poet Sohrab stood behind a small table upon which were three candles signifying: The Bab, martyred prophet of the Baha'i Movement; Baha-U-Llah, the Founder; Abdul Baha the Expounder & Promoter...
...believes that today we are in history's grandest age but sees no reason for individuals to be happy about it. "Greatness and happiness are incompatible and we are given no choice. No one living in any part of the world today will be happy. . . ." Conscious of his prophet's mantle, he says: "I see further than others ... I write not for a few months ahead or for next year, but for the future. . . . Among the few genuine historians of standing, none was ever popular. . . ." The old idealistic order is nearly over; the new day will be realistic...
UPTON Sinclair, prophet extraordinary, has been telling the world what it was coming to for thirty years; and, despite his unorthodox economics and occasionally almost unbelievable naivete, he has usually succeeded in striking the gong with uncanny precision. His latest assumption of the role of seer, however, is not likely to add to his reputation as an oracle. "I, Governor of California, and How I Ended Poverty," subtitled "A True Story of the Future," is an account of the manner in which one Upton Sinclair, novelist, captured the California Democratic primaries in August, 1934, was elected Governor in November...
...motto, "I Produce, I Defend." No doubt such things have a magic all their own, but it seems just a bit optimistic to expect them to make Sinclair the next governor of California. Opposition from the Dark Powers is of course foreseen by the prophet, but apparently mostly in the form of attempts to compromise him with a beautiful blonde...