Word: sayings
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...say, that the English broadcasts from Hamburg cause amusement in England; that, however, would not be startling, as the English, with the possible exception of the Chinese, are the most hypocritical and misinformed people on earth...
...aged pensioners, youthful school-reliefers, CCC, public health, employment service and the Office of Education. On condition that his friends be allowed to keep on booming him, radiant Mr. McNutt accepted. Proclaimed he: I am appreciative of the tremendous responsibility of administering such a program. There are some who say that it is too vast to be workable, too ambitious to be realized. I do not hold with these critics for a moment. This program can be built into human benefits unheard of, by the hard work, the planning, the cooperation and the sacrifices of citizens and sincere public officers...
...billion dollars; he upped the Navy's enlisted personnel to 100,000, authorized the creation of aerial landing facilities on Guam, Midway and Wake Islands, threatened to fortify all trans-Pacific naval bases if Japan won parity with the U. S. By the end of 1935 he could say: "I am pleased to report that the Navy is in a very high state of efficiency and morale." It was, for the first time since...
...Rouge, unlike New Orleans, has always resisted the Long machine and its heirs. If Dr. Smith has any idea he may be in line for a scapegoat's role, he knows a scapegoat's safety varies directly with his distance from the abattoir. All Dr. Smith would say in his own defense was that he had been trying to do something for the university...
...income tax reports of Dr. Smith and several politicians. There were reports that Governor Long would call a special session of the Legislature to fire a few officials who were reluctant to resign. Earl Long, worrying about getting elected for a full term next year, didn't say he would and didn't say he wouldn...