Word: reasoned
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Kelly had won short of half the 1,236,456 votes cast in Chicago that day, but Republicans, who cast 274,317 votes, nonetheless took hope for the election April 4. Reason: they had buried their worst local liability, clownish three-time Mayor William Hale ("Big Bill") Thompson, who in an attempted comeback at 70, complete with sombrero, coonskin coat, open Cadillac but with no new tricks, polled only 62,000 votes. The rest of the Republican vote went to establish a fresher, more attractive party face, that of Lawyer Dwight Herbert ("Pete") Green...
...political physician diagnosing Europe's health would have reported that while the patient still had some fever and complications might easily set in, there was still a 50-50 chance that he would regain normal health. One reason for that chance is obviously that the democracies have a little more marrow in their bones since Munich. French and British defense-and hence morale-have distinctly improved. Mr. Roosevelt's tough talk against the dictatorships has helped. It was even possible to construe in Herr Hitler's statement that Germany must "export or die" an invitation to commerce...
Appease Stalin? Generally accepted as Britain's No. i reason for abandoning Czecho-Slovakia last fall was the antipathy of the British ruling class toward the U.S.S.R., CzechoSlovakia's nearest friend. Even though they know that probably no combination in Europe could beat France, Britain and Russia, most British bigwigs hate and fear "the Bolshies." Significant it was, therefore, when Prime Minister Chamberlain and most of his Cabinet turned up last week at a Soviet Embassy reception given by Soviet Ambassador Ivan M. Maisky. Laborite James Ramsay MacDonald was the last British Prime Minister to tread that ground...
...Solitude is dangerous to reason, without being favorable to virtue. . . . Remember that the solitary mortal is certainly luxurious, probably superstitious, and possibly...
Chaplain Montgomery prays every time the House meets,† but last year Chaplain Phillips prayed only four times in the Senate. Reason: by Senate rule he prayed only on legislative days; and (because the Senate often recesses without adjourning) one legislative day sometimes went on for weeks. Last week, overjoyed by a resolution introduced by West Virginia's hard-bitten old politico, Senator Neely, and passed unanimously, Chaplain Phillips was, according to its terms, praying every working...