Word: uncivil
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...reader. The disparagement of great men is a pastime indulged in by the intellectuals of every country, when it is done with due regard to decency of speech, but when such a diversion goes beyond all limits of moderation, it then becomes the recreation only of the uncivil and low-minded. In Italy I remember having noticed on various occasions the name of the late President Woodrow Wilson ridiculed by university publications at a time when that name was most unpopular among the Italian students; but never was their language in any way discourteous or defamatory. I think, Mr. Editor...