Word: sweete
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Patriotic," "kindly," "gentle," "sweet" and "generous" are the words that his family and friends use. His children know that he can be tender, for we have seen him rock each of his twelve grandchildren in turn, singing their favorite song, Frog Went a-Courtin'. Won't that surprise some of his colleagues on the Hill, who think he eats cactus for breakfast...
...babies had not died at birth, Gertrude and her brother Leo might never have been born. From patriarch Daniel, Gertrude inherited an intense philosophical streak, a habit of starting what did not get finished, and the love of a good fight. The mother, whom Gertrude called "little" and "sweet" kept a diary reminiscent of her daughter's long-winded and oversimplified writing...
Everybody loves Sékou Touré. Independence is sweet; Nothing is more beautiful than to be independent chez soi. Vive Sékou Touré! Vive éekou Touré, our clairvoyant chief...
Shock Effect. Partly, the paradox of fewer available goods despite increased production comes from outright figure faking. A full quarter of 1958's bumper "grain" crop was not grain at all but sweet potatoes, which Chinese dislike, and eat only when nothing else is available. But the fundamental trouble is that in their headlong rush to convert China into a modern industrial power, Peking's planners have tried to do too much too soon...
...sweet it is when one dies Fighting audaciously for one's country...