Word: understand
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...perfectly unable to understand the point of view that we are thereby giving natural cause of suspicion, to friendly nations in the Pacific. We ought to assume that other nations who have fleets in the Pacific exercise a little common sense on the problem, and I believe their Governments do, as do the majority of their populations...
...basic principle of the capacity to pay is admitted-I am sure-by the practical mentality of the American people and is also accepted, as I have been given to understand, by the American Government...
...people of this Nation believe in their Constitution, but they do not understand the justice of Senate rules under which, at times, one senator exercises a power greater than the veto power granted by the Constitution to the President of the United States; under which, at times, one senator can render the Senate impotent, and under which secret legislative barter is encouraged, which not only modifies the due course of legislative processes, but legislation itself." Almost simultaneously with the making of Mr. Dawes' speech, appeared Senator Moses' "reply"-an article in The Saturday Evening Post. His remarks were...
...Egypt so marvelously altered the aspect of life that he married Miss Whitaker, murdered his yachtsman host, Bellamy, and left Bellamy's money to Artivale, the scientist of the cruise-all with the loftiest of motives. In court, bereft of the illusive spectacles, normal Arthur Lomax could quite understand the jury's incredulity. His was the tragedy of the man who made believe and had his dream come true...
George White's Scandals. Some like musical comedy hot, some like it bold, some like it well seasoned, so that they can understand the jokes. On the last score, no one can bicker with Mr. White. At least six of his japes must have been familiar to Grover Cleveland, but should that august and venerated gentleman return, for a few loose minutes, to visit the pit of a Manhattan theatre he would doubtless laugh roundly at them. For it is the peculiar genius of Mr. White to make an act out of an anecdote, to spin an innocent jest...