Word: understand
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...college Peter finds one understand- ing soul, offering the author the opportunity in passages of rare and striking beauty to relieve the tension he has developed. The unfolding of Peter Franzman's quarrel with the world is convincingly done, the scenes of passion compelling and beautiful. Here the author's technique becomes suddenly apparent in one paragraph. Peter's life is like a series of vividly coloured bits of film in his own mind. His memory is the filter through which every new emotion is perceived. Friesen's book is a series of magnificently complete little pictures, strung together...
...Like most heavy artillerymen, General Hagood lacks neither brains nor tongue. Pleading for money for Army housing before a subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee last December, he spoke as follows: "[I am] not familiar with the various pockets in which Uncle Sam keeps his money [but I understand that] there is budget money which is very hard to get; there is PWA money which is not so hard to get, and then there is a vast quantity of WPA money which is very easy to get for trifling projects but almost impossible to get for anything worthwhile...
Postmaster General Farley, No. 2 man in the business of getting Franklin Roosevelt reelected, is no Mark Hanna, but he does know the practical operations of a political machine. The sophisticated may jeer at him, the righteous denounce him, but ward bosses understand his language and appreciate his friendly slap on the back...
...letter, as you say, dear Cicero, does not blush. Wherefore, I write you. And I know, you being a philosopher and a man of imagination, will understand the license I take with Time. Pray, was it not one of your own countrymen who said: "Time does not go; we go?" But to come to my business...
...official stenographers also walked out, Félix began his speech, was silenced only when Chamber functionaries switched out all the lights. Next day Félix, after repeatedly failing to catch the President's eye, turned upon a Cabinet member and snarled, "Monsieur le Ministre, either you understand me and name a committee to investigate, or you do not understand me and have no right to occupy your post...