Word: spites
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...atmosphere of an approaching Presidential election, when every opportunity will be seized for manufacturing campaign material and when everyone except a few embarrassingly outspoken men will be trying to avoid the truly decisive issues, the Seventieth Congress is being called to order. Its debates, and legislation, which in spite of all this must deal with important problems, will be the products of what amounts to three-party politicts at work in a system designed for two parties...
...This margin, however, is fictional, for the six insurgents Senators from the Northwest will only vote with the party when it suits their particular interests. In addition to this, Smith and Vare are to be denied their seats for some months pending investigation of charges of corrupt practices, in spite of the fact that the alleged illegalities took place in the primaries and that with these charges known they have been elected by the people of their states...
...spite of the rapidity with which public opinion is manufactured by the press, the wise say that the fostering of an international spirit must be a gradual affair. The more foolish say that fighting is a natural instinct. But that the permanent peace which the world must have and the strong nationalism which has universal dominion over the human imagination are in complete opposition to one another and that one of them must be abandoned, diplomats either do not see or else do not care...
...rather imposing title of these concerns need frighten no one, for in spite of their name they are designed to please anyone who has a spark of musical feeling and appreciation in him. Nor does it seem, judging from the enthusiastic audiences which annually attend these concerts that they fall in this attempt...
...with prominent eyes and ears Who rather en joyed his sudden importance His soft-drink cronies would ask him about the trial and he welcomed the opportunity to give what he considered dark hints of mysterious grandeur. He would say that Harry Sinclair was a "nice, democratic guy in spite of all his money" He would say that he, Edward Kidwell was a "pretty good yes-and-no-man" and that he was "just putting in his time" at $5 per day but not paying a whole lot of attention to the evidence. The soft-drink boys sarcastically asked...