Word: sayings
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Bremen, the other sister, received her champagne baptism at Bremen. It is no discourtesy to distinguished Ambassador Schurman to say that the Bremen's launching oration was pronounced by a mightier Man. A roar of welcome went up from 50,000 throats as He arrived, striding with ponderous tread, nodding gravely at the plaudits, a man too old and too great to receive aught but universal homage...
...Minister might have been referring to his Queen, his Country or both, or neither. On the whole, Jonkheer Beelaerts appeared content with his pleasantry, for he plunged at once into crisp, forthright comment: "True, gentlemen, we are adjusting a frontier dispute with our good Belgian friends. ... If I may say so without offense, it is the product of the War mentality. Belgium is claiming the two provinces lying south of the Scheldt river on the ground, that it would give them the control of the Scheldt and free the port of Antwerp from the fear of any interference in case...
Many attentive listeners heard Chiang say nothing about 600,000 tons...
...Sleet: "Say yes now, Nellie, or Papa will have to spank...
...directly, by colored-wireless-television or something. Then, at scheduled moments during the day or week, the Nominee can simply take off his invisible-silencing-suit or whatever device has been provided for his privacy, and, face-to-face and mouth-to-ear with the whole electorate, can simply say: "Good morning, everybody. I'm feeling fine today. I had a good sleep and prunes for breakfast, thank you. As you can see, the weather's lovely here. I think I'll go fishing this afternoon. Don't forget what I said about intending to help...