Word: reasonably
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...some men have gone too far. It is well enough to say that the earth goes hungry, and that all our resources are needed to feed it. It is well enough to awake the nation to the duty which it must perform. But it is going beyond necessity or reason to tell in dismal words of famine stalking abroad, and of the collapse of most of our civilization through the lack of food. Some Government officials whose word bears weight, and who should know better, from a too strong imagination have done so. There is no need for imagination...
There is no reason why men should enter into the Class Day "celebration" with anything less than the normal spirit of the day. There is great reason why they should make it an occasion un-shadowed by gloomy references to the work which tomorrow they will...
...similar epidemic might lead us to strange fears of a recurrence of an infantile paralysis scourge. But wiser thought, remembering that a man out of ranks is not inspected, and views in peace from the shack the torment of his fellow-soldiers, would cause us to believe that the reason of such paralysis, infantile or senile, may be seen in unsorubbed leggins and a dirty rifle...
There is no reason why any accident should occur. Daily in Europe millions of men handle firearms in the most deadly way. Yet by the use of a small amount of care, accidents--in the sense of self-inflicted casualties--are almost unknown. With the same reasonable care there will be no mishaps next week...
...Another reason for buying it is that as a citizen you will feel more strongly about your country, if you put your earnings into...