Word: sayings
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...say that labor did all the getting and U.S. Steel all the giving. On the contrary, U.S. Steel took more than its share, too. It was the consumer who did all the giving...
...say that we do not object to his saying this will happen. We only object if he tries to bring it about...
...this is my answer to him. We do not say that your grandchildren will live under capitalism. We prefer our system. But the very essence of our belief is that we do not and that we will not try to impose our system on anybody else. We believe that you and all other peoples on this earth should have the right to choose the kind of economic or political system that best fits your particular problems, and to do that without any foreign intervention...
...mainland family settled down. A bright lawyer, gifted with exuberant charm and bottomless energy, Bill soon had his teeth sunk into virtually every aspect of island life that appealed to him-especially theatricals (Mr. Roberts, Brigadoon) and politics ("Politics is a happy combination of theater and law"). Some acquaintances say that Quinn was really a Democrat, but switched to the G.O.P. because the Democratic Party in the islands lacked stability and purpose. Says he: "I had a choice: I could either join the Democratic Party and drag my feet or join the Republican Party and push. I decided to push...
...lady strolled to the front entrance of the mammoth opera house that is the pride of Novosibirsk, the raw young industrial city (pop. 877,000) sometimes called "the Chicago of Siberia." From the impatient, densely packed crowd milling in front of the theater a female voice shouted: "Say something...