Word: spirited
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...President Herbert Hoover has been serving our country and the world. . . . If five Americans were to be selected today to devise remedies for the present condition of the country Herbert Hoover would head the list. The name of no other presidential candidate would be considered. . . . It is not the spirit of the American people, when the captain of their ship has guided them through a storm and is approaching a safe harbor, to discharge him and then claim he created the storm...
...otherwise obtained by violation of the Briand-Kellogg pact will not be recognized by the body of civilized nations." Accordingly, continued Maňtre Paul-Boncour, the "first circle" would be a World Treaty by which all nations would pledge themselves to act (instead of merely talking) in the spirit of the Briand-Kellogg Pact. The "second circle" would be a treaty, definite and precise, pledging action under the League Covenant and the Locarno Pacts, both of which documents have been taken not too seriously in the past. "The completion of these first two circles," said M. Paul-Boncour, "will...
...Chinese I say to you what many Chinese have said to me: 'Come to us no more in arrogance of spirit. Come to us as brothers and fellowmen. . . . Preach to us no more, but share with us that better and more abundant life which your Christ lives. Give us your best, or nothing...
...pick to shreds the elements of the film, the silly story, the crude camerawork, but where on the screen can you match the spirit of the whole? Where on the screen can you find such good spirits to make hearts and steins overflow...
Although the spirit of the squad was good yesterday, there is little prospect that the team will recover from its injuries soon enough to be in proper condition for the Holy Cross encounter...