Word: temperedness
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On the Christian Message: "The Christian message is not a prophecy of condemnation. It calls to penance in order to call to salvation. It is not bitter; it is not ill-tempered; it is not discourteous; it is not ironic; it is not pessimistic. It is generous. It is strong...
Divorced. Ernest Borgnine, 45, gap-toothed, Oscar-winning cinemactor (Marty); by Katy Jurado, 39, tabasco-tempered Mexican cinemactress (High Noon); on grounds of cruelty; after 31 years of marriage; in Los Angeles.
True to the fever of the season, this violent outburst was run by the N.A.A.C.P.-normally a mild-tempered organization. Herbert Hill, national labor secretary for the association, made it clear that things had changed: "The arena of combat for the N.A.A.C.P. has shifted from the courtroom to direct mass...
Small as the assemblage was, the candlelit room was smaller yet, and some of the guests wound up forced to sip their cocktails in the ladies' room. But nobody seemed to mind, for the conversation was lively, the filet mignon was good, and the guest of honor was unusually...
Thus began the long Marxist offensive that eventually led to Communism and fascism. Just as the U.S. had succeeded in tempering and transforming the forces that became the French Revolution, it tempered and transformed the Socialist Revolution. America had its age of ruggedly individualistic businessmen, when popularizers turned Darwin's...