Word: frugality
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Harrington also advocated an end to the surtax, an end to inflation, more tax relief, and more money for the cities. Both frugal and lavish, these goals don't mesh too well, but Saltonstall seemed unable to prove...
Equally ascetic is Richard Russell, 71. The Georgia Democrat lives alone in a frugal one-bedroom apartment across from the sumptuous Watergate apartment-house complex. He breakfasts early at the Senate and works a twelve-hour day. A bachelor, Russell could dine at prestigious tables every night, but would rather go home to his favorite rocking chair. Says a friend: "Give him grits and a hamburger and he's happy...
Only the Holy Know. From that point on, solaced by his favorite wife, Queen Um Shagran, he settled into a remarkably sedate routine. A Moslem teetotaler and nonsmoker for many years, he made a point of rising early, spending some time at prayer and then eating a frugal breakfast of milk, toast and honey. Next came audiences in the throne room that he had had constructed in the hotel, followed by a minuscule lunch, a nap, and a relaxing hour or two with his daughters and their children. Dinner usually consisted of a glass of milk, and bedtime was before...
Glimp said he is running on a platform of "quality education and frugal spending." He added that he wants "maximum mileage out of every tax dollar...
...unsettling and thought-provoking. Its still difficult to accept wholly but it is clear to me at least that self-searching along these lines will be necessary, a steeling of the mind to reject any lavish but corrupt opportunities that may beckon in favor of a simpler and more frugal, but more satisfying, life...