Word: spirited
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Cushing's earlier declaration that "Jacqueline Kennedy is free to marry whomever she wishes," caused dissension among American Catholics. Liberals praised it as being in the spirit of the Second Vatican Council, while conservatives grumbled that Cushing was condoning public...
...more sober vein, French Political Commentator André Fontaine wrote in Le Monde: "Jackie, whose staunch courage during John's funeral made such an impression, now chooses to shock by marrying a man who could be her father and whose career contradicts?rather strongly, to say the least?the liberal spirit that animated President Kennedy...
Kingly Extravagance. To Perry Rathbone, director of the museum, the formal yet familial ambiance thus created seems particularly appropriate, because the ages of elegance that Wickes loved were marked by "a spirit of refined and luxurious intimacy." The arts and crafts were more closely related then than perhaps either before or after. As Rathbone points out, the relationship and atmosphere are difficult to convey when the component parts are spread over several galleries. It is only when they are assembled that a coherent picture of a period emerges...
...strong, central and, above all, solvent government (nearly half the signers had lent the Government money). By suggesting that economic interests play a strong role in human events, Beard helped bring American history closer to the bitter realities of contemporary life. By implying that businessmen had betrayed the radical spirit of the American Revolution, he made U.S. history not a long fall from grace but an enduring crusade to restore lost revolutionary rights. (The fact that the Supreme Court for years regarded income tax laws as unconstitutional seemed to support Beard's contentions.) "Beardism," in any case, provoked savage...
...been a humble few years for Harvard ballplayers, and one of Harrison's most miraculous achievements has been the re-establishment of a spirit of pride on the once-embarrassed team. Harrison's contagious determination has also reached out to the Athletic Department, which has finally purchased a set of new uniforms and balls for the team...