Word: truth
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...politician can afford to tell the truth. So criticism of the President's interview may possibly miss the point, which lies not in the meaning, but in the effect, of words. While sometimes a man may arise out of the muck of politics, and pervert dirty incentives and dirty objectives and dirty lies to good ends, in this case, even the effect demands Life Buoy...
...politician can tell farmers this truth and remain a politician. But a great man can encourage and make easier and quicker the essential shift of farmers, or farmers' sons and daughters, into industry. No-one who has not mixed up his ideals with his ambitions, hypnotized himself into believing the best thing for the country coincides with the best thing for personal, political success, could advocate as a permanent policy the subsidy of farmers to induce them not to produce what the country needs...
...Amateur Athletic Union is making every effort to find out the truth about the trials for membership on the German team. This in itself is an extremely difficult task, and no matter what the verdict, there will be an angry barrage of criticism. However, since the A.A.U. is better qualified to make this answer than the average observer, the answer to the whole problem should hang on its decision. It is unfortunate that a high-minded affair like the Olympic games should take place in Nazi Germany, but unless actual discrimination in athletics is proven, there is no valid reason...
While Coach Carr wrestles with his problem on the Varsity field, next door Coach Jim MacDonald is trying to set the Freshman team right side up, which seems to be all that is the matter with it at present. The truth is that the boys are never in the correct position at the correct time...
...Royal Highness was safely delivered of a son this morning. The condition of Her Royal Highness and of the infant prince is satisfactory. (Signed) W. Gilliatt, M.D., M.F., F.C.O.G.; A. E. Gow, M.D., F.R., C.P.; H. A. Richards, M.R.C.S., L.R. C.P." Sir John ratified the truth of this statement and the British royal house officially had one more heir...