Word: respected
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...suggested by TIME, I read the article in connection with Religion . . . The religionists have it, by far. For whether you "renounce" with Buddha, "resign" with Thomas à Kempis, or "respect the Infinite" with Santayana, the end result in each case will be the same: the "peace of mind" of Rabbi Liebman...
...gift of the hat were, in their differing ways, typical of both the confidence and the affection that Hopkins commanded from the world's most powerful leaders during World War II. Roosevelt created him, then leaned on him. Churchill sized him up and unconditionally awarded him his respect and friendship. Stalin, Sherwood implies, was more frank with Hopkins than with any other U.S. representative. Harry Hopkins, the chronically ill, chronically broke son of an Iowa harnessmaker, a poor speaker and a worse writer, became perhaps the world's most important minister without portfolio during the greatest crisis...
...fact that the word "bi-partisan" is frequently used does not mean that the return to office of President Truman and the Democratic party will have no effect on our foreign policy. There are various parts of that policy, notably with respect to tariffs and foreign trade, where the partisan cleavage has remained deep. There are other parts that are likely to be pressed by quite different means than if Dewey and the Republicans had come to power...
Getting beaten by a Leahy-coached team, rival coaches say, is as unpleasant as going through a meatgrinder. His great weakness as a coach lies in his aloofness. He is a superb organizer, a wonderful tactician, has a talent for inspiring great spirit in his players, who respect him but don't love...
...difference between salvation and damnation. Ryder knew that a man could commit irretrievable error, and that in the face of this fact, all others were secondary." Tartly intolerant of humbug, laziness, stupidity and deceit, Ryder thought that "Any man who does a hard thing well is automatically respectable and worthy of respect...