Word: repeater
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...things about others. But this time, if I am to be true to my own doctrine, I must. Of all the stupid, trite comedies that I have ever lived through, "The Rotters," the current attraction at the Copley is perhaps the stupidest and most trite. This statement I will repeat, figuratively and on paper, in the face of Mr. H. F. Maltby who wrote the words, and of every audience which holds its sides and roars at the inanities which come floating over the footlights...
Brazil to Blame. Sir Austen Chamberlain declared privately before a committee representing all parties in the House that Britain will oppose the granting of a new permanent League Council seat to any nation other than Germany at the September League session. He added that, unless Brazil agrees not to repeat her veto tactics against Germany, Brazil will not be re-elected to her present nonpermanent seat. Sir Austen declared positively that Brazil's recent act blocking Germany's entrance to the League was due solely to orders from Rio de Janeiro, which he personally believed were given on account...
...keep it holy. . . . 5) Honor thy father and thy mother. . . . 6) Thou shalt do no murder. 7) Thou shalt not commit adultery 8) Thou shalt not steal. 9) Thou shalt not bear false witness. . . . 10) Thou shalt not covet. . . . Even after this present rereading, how many people can repeat all the Ten Commandments? Few, very few, witty Walter B. Pitkin, Associate Professor of Journalism of Columbia University, recounted last week. Doubtless he could not do so himself. Yet for some time Professor Pitkin has been asking people of all grades of intelligence to recite the Ten Commandments, not necessarily exactly...
...Malvy: "I was made the scapegoat of our High Command! The High Command knows that the blood of Chemin des Dames is not on these hands of mine! They are clean! I besought you, M. Briand, not to call me into your Cabinet. I told you my enemies would repeat these lies. Gladly I would resign...
Dearest Bertie: Now that Ascot is approaching, I wish to repeat earnestly and seriously . . . that you confine your visits to the races to Tuesday and Thursday, and that you do not go Wednesday or Friday, to which Uncle William IV never went...