Word: respecter
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...infringment of sovereignty. Consequently there is no legal remedy for the people of southern Tyrol who are the most systematically oppressed of all the submerged peoples in Europe today. Far from having learned from the experience of other states the Italian government has established a record in this respect...
...Hound and Horn has of late been on the lookout for material for its pages from the pens of Harvard undergraduates and its efforts in this respect achieve notable success in the current issue. Of course it has no competition on the Cambridge scene and undergraduates seldom achieve the more established reviews, but, even so, to publish a poem as distinguished as Mr. J. R. Agee's "Anne Garner" is a rare bit of luck. It is inconceivable that any editor in his right mind should reject...
Peace can be contributed to by respect for our ability in defense. . . It will become a reality only through self-restraint and active effort in friendliness and helpfulness. I covet for this administration a record of having further contributed to advance the cause of Peace...
...carpenter stood tip-toe on the counter of a toyshop, nailing shelves to the wall. Glancing casually down under his arm, he was aghast to see his Queen. Her Majesty had just entered with Princess Mary in search of gifts for a charity bazaar. The carpenter, anxious to show respect, tried to doff his cap, but only succeeded in knocking it off. Grabbing for it, he dropped his hammer. The hammer struck his saw, lying on a board, and all crashed to the floor with a great clatter of ironmongery. In an agony of mortification, the carpenter fell...
WILLIAM LYON PHELPS: "Unspeakably shocked and distressed by the death of Hadden I have always had the greatest respect for his ability and character and the warmest affection for him personally. He has left a great name in American journalism...