Word: steadfastly
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...better to have one brave fool than a hundred cowards that chant wisdom by rote; and a steadfast man is not to be compared with a throng of popular clamorers. Only from struggle may there arise strength, and only from opposition the truth...
...acting as a mob and by night, insanely and brutally took vengeance on one man, were inspired by a spirit of patriotism which is as false as it is evil. Not by violence may the great democracy be made steadfast. They, ignorant of the meaning of liberty, used the methods of violence to defend an ideal which they could not comprehend...
That the Harvard Club of Boston pledges its steadfast and loyal support to the President of the United States of America in his leadership of the people to assert their rights on land and sea, and to uphold national honor and international justice...
...among nations and that station, I hold, will be irretrievably impaired if Woodrow Wilson retains his seat in Washington. His foreign policy has been puerile, spasmodic and spineless. Hughes can do no worse. I am sure he will do far better, his whole past record has been one of steadfast and manly adherence to principle...
...announcement that Professor Ira Nelson Hollis has been elected President of Worcester Polytechnic Institute makes Harvard men rejoice at the signal honor that has been bestowed upon him, but it also brings them intense regret because it means the loss of a great teacher and a steadfast friend. Professor Hollis has been here for twenty years, and during that time he has not only served the University and the students well in his teaching capacity, but he has taken a thorough interest in undergraduate athletics. His services in connection with the building of the Stadium will long be remembered...