Word: fairmindedness
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Why Sure, Joe. "They asked if I had a candidate. I said, 'Yes. He's a fairminded, level-headed Yankee. He is Styles Bridges [anti-New Dealing New Hampshire Senator, chairman of the Appropriations Committee, a supporter of the Taft-Hartley Act]. They seemed pleased at the suggestion...
Dewey seems to be no such man. He, therefore, disappoints these hero worshipers. He does, nevertheless, possess obvious qualifications. He is dispassionate and fairminded, a capable and thoroughly honest administrator. He is experienced and fully aware of the problems facing the nation. He has addressed the people with reasonable frankness...
All of these facts may not determine the voters' preference for Dewey. It is opportune, however, for any fairminded voter to give them consideration.
The sons of the New Jersey farmers who drove out the fine Japanese "Thin Men" (TiME, April 24) will feel very proud of their righteous, fairminded, liberty-loving, patriotic parents when they hear of the latest blow struck in the interest of America and a better world. They will feel...
Dr. Walther Funk has been much laughed about in Germany as Economics Minister, much loved as a man. Germans call him "gentlest of all the Nazis," and consider him eminently tolerant, fairminded, honest. Short, fat as Santa Claus, just turning 50, he is the funniest after-dinner speaker in Berlin...