Word: wittedness
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Dr. Gray deplores the absolute lack of a spirit of question and revolt in the mind of the average American college student. Charming he finds them, and quick witted, but intellectually docile. They seem to be conscious conformists, utterly without that fierce sense of mental rebellion and the desire for...
In the afternoon Dame Lloyd George substituted for her husband by speaking at the Orchestra Hall instead of attending a tea. Said she: "I'm a very poor substitute, but we Welsh people are quick witted, so I know you'll adapt yourselves to this change and make the best...
Their opponents proclaim that Art and the public, hand in hand, are recipients of equal benefit. Art gains freedom of expression; the public is armed with facts to face a universal problem. With immorality out in the open even the dull-witted citizen can get a shot at it.
"There is no reason to be dubious of the fact that this policy will be met with approval by University graduates, but there is reason to fear that it may not be favored of the average undergraduate, who sad to say, seems to enjoy immensely the type of humor displayed...
The time for the quicker-witted "con" man comes when the cargoes are unloaded at the wharves. Then in little wide rooms, perhaps with the persuasion of a revolver, the purchaser gladly pays $50 a case for the liquor. Brazen daring, cool savoir faire, are essentials in the successful applicant...