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...really sent for a British warship, Sir John ripped out this reply (according to indignant members of the committee): "No, I have not ordered a warship, but it is my prerogative to order a squadron if necessary and order them to blow you all to hell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NEWFOUNDLAND: Damned If I'll Resign! | 4/18/1932 | See Source »

...promotion of civic welfare and political improvement." Illinois' Secretary of State William J. Stratton refused them a charter. He ruled that the name they had picked would reflect upon the dignity of the State. Out of admiration for Charles Gates Dawes, they had picked his notorious oldtime expletive, "Hell 'n Maria...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Apr. 18, 1932 | 4/18/1932 | See Source »

...spirit of ownership, the idea that this is our country, that we are part owners in this great American enterprise, should be everywhere accepted. When things go wrong we should raise hell," and keep on raising it until something is done to make them go right...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE PRESS | 4/16/1932 | See Source »

Plunging in Hell ass-uppermost...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GERMANY: A Man | 4/4/1932 | See Source »

...haven't had a break in all these court actions, but I'm determined to preserve the peace of my homestead. I'll hold this White House, my ancestral home, in spite of hell & high water, and I'll do it in the manner of any son of the Old West. If the officers come for me they'd better bring a machine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Shotgun v. Gavel | 4/4/1932 | See Source »

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