Word: reactionism
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...have the pleasure of replying to the letter from a person named Schwab in the March 20 issue? Perhaps he is justified in his objection to Washington being typed "provincial." My only reaction as a onetime visitor was: "disappointing." His letter proves that all bigots do not live in small towns...
Because the Daughters of the American Revolution recently denied the use of their Washington hall to Negro Singer Marian Anderson, and because of their consistently illiberal stand on political, economic and constitutional questions, we recommend that their name be changed to the Defenders of the American Reaction...
...reverses himself on recovery and business appeasement (see p. 11). Because of this John Garner has become to arch New Dealers a symbol of sabotage. They consider him a prairie politician whose archaic notions, plus popular veneration for long public service, accidentally make him the leader of reaction against six years of enlightened reform...
That was in 1935. Already the public reaction against Lawrence the Hero had begun to set in. Already there were those who said his reputation had been a gigantic puff, that it was not worth the newspapers it had been written on. By last week, however, the world and his wife were willing to admit that Lawrence was what is known as a Great...
...YORK--A less favorable turn in news developments and technical considerations brought an adverse reaction into the stock market today...