Word: saneness
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...sane citizen or intelligent voter look calmly at these six decisions of a divided court of 5 to 4 and not discover that by the vote of one judge many acts of Congress have been nullified by a fallible, life tenure Supreme Judge...
...exercise the independence represented by doing one's own thinking, to match the sane mind with the sound body, to maintain a reverent spirit of religion--these were points emphasized by Dr. Hopkins in his counsel to the young men assembled before him. He warned them of the danger of "parrot thinking," the acceptance of plausible but misleading theories, such as often find exponents in any community; and while he spoke to an academic community, his words had application to a greater field. Certainly there have been few seasons in the national experience when the need of clear thinking...
...biggest men in Europe and will exercise such power as would make many a Mussolini or a Primo Rivera turn green with envy. Alone from thousands of financial wizards, Mr. Gilbert has 'been selected as the wizard of them all and his selection is unquestionably the result of sane reasoning...
...training, particularly in schools and colleges. Because he directed Hemenway Gymnasium at Harvard University for 40 years and various physical training schools as well. Because he invented and perfected most gymnastic apparatus in use in the U. S. today. Because of late he pioneered the field of athletics and sane body-building for women. Because, throughout his career, he served no end ulterior to his avowed one?health, fresh air, well-being...
...have never talked to him at length; but in correspondence have found him remarkably cordial, sane and helpful. My one effort at conversation with him, however, was a trifle disastrous-as he hummed Yankee Doodle absently through it all. This, however, I judged less of an insult to my New England ancestry than a mere matter of distraction. In short, Hergesheimer is a good fellow, with a few peculiarities of fellowship-and a fine writer with a few peculiarities of writing...