Word: truthful
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Truth & Consequences. In his public addresses, President Seymour, against the current of popular materialistic thought, asserted the moral basis of freedom. His words were wise rather than provocative or demagogic. Thus he never became a "headline character." But among Elis he was both admired and loved. In campus gatherings he liked to sing The Sword of Bunker Hill, waving a blade in accompaniment. He still collected first editions of A. Conan Doyle and E. Phillips Oppenheim, and liked to invite students around for beer and talk on a Sunday evening...
...Costello, who doesn't want anyone to think that he is as influential as everybody says he is. When California's Commission on Organized Crime recently identified him as the probable head of a nationwide slot-machine syndicate, the Tammany judgemaker wrote to Earl Warreri: "Governor, the truth is that I have so little influence . . . that I can't square a traffic ticket for myself...
There was evidence last week of the palest smidgen of truth in what he said. It appeared that Frankie was unable to square his own dentist for a federal job. The gentleman, Dr. Charles L. Singer, had been nominated to run the U.S. Assay Office in New York City, a $7,432.20-a year job traditionally earmarked for Tammany. Dr. Singer was deserving: he had twice been an elector for Franklin Roosevelt. He also knew what gold was; he had filled teeth with it. He was elated: "Imagine! A presidential appointment announced at the White House. It is quite...
...bush leagues, and not long for them. Places like Pacific are quiet, but the haul is not likely to be big (the Pacific safe had $105 in it). He picked the spot because he was getting old and tired: he even found it hard working nights. To tell the truth, he summed up, safe robbing wasn't much of a career. "It has no future for a young man," gloomily concluded Lorenzo Parry. Then, thoughtfully, he added: "And no future for an old one, either...
...Maritains on the one hand, the Staces and Bridg-mans on the other, a decision was still distant. But there could be no doubt that the Maritain position, which was widely derided as the century began, had once more gained a growing following among troubled men searching for truth...