Word: scorns
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...forgotten days when the Advocate and the CRIMSON were both fortnightly magazines, "journals of opinion," controversy waxed hot between them. Each was the other's particular scorn, and their feuds filled editorial and communication columns with inky battles. The amity between them now is perhaps a sign of decadence; a little more discord might encourage good-natured argument, and from argument is bred opinion. But as long as tactful, sympathetic criticism is the only intercourse between them, no one will ever be moved to enthusiasm by their disagreements...
...public officials. But experience has shown that the educated man does not enter politics; the corruption he sees discourages him even as he casts his ballot. This condition of civic life is no recent development. Aristophanes wrote: "Our sterling townsmen, nobly born and nobly bred,...these we treat with scorn; worthless sons of worthless fathers, yellow scum, these for every task we, choose...
...devoted much of his life to public service, spoke particularly of the interest taken in national and world affairs by the undergraduates in English universities. The English people, he pointed out, are much better educated with respect to public service than we are. Here in America we often scorn the man who offers his services to the State through political office. The American system is wrong, because it provides no way to get a bad man out of office. In England an office-holder may be challenged and made to submit himself to a new election; in America the recall...
...others, whose service has been such that it is an insult to appraise it in cash, must expect a certain amount of hardship--war never comes without it; that is no reason for adding to the country's burden of taxation, at the same time pointing a finger of scorn at Americanism. If the Legion really stands for this why not frankly amend the constitution to read--as does that of the G. A. R.: "to inculcate"--not a sense of individual obligation to the community but--" a proper appreciation of their services to the country and to a recognition...
...sneak", "What a cheat you are". I wish I could say just this to each one at the critical moment. I think we should have but little further trouble. It is a poor substitute for this to post a man's name publicly and hold him up to scorn after he has done the deed. It seems to be the only other thing to do, but I hope I shall not have occasion...