Word: quiteness
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...member of the Allied Forces for Prohibition, long a friend and beneficiary of the Rockefeller family, was in Scotland when he heard the news. Promptly he. too, plumped for Prohibition reform. While opposed to outright repeal, he favored a non-political national referendum. Another prominent Prohibitionist, Stanley High, who quit managing editing the Christian Herald to found a Dry daily in Manhattan (not yet founded) believed that it was time "for the Drys to re-examine their case." Month before he had come out for referendum...
After whispers between the Court and his lawyers, Fascist Hitler submitted to a fine of 800 marks ($190) for contempt of court plus 200 marks ($47) for unruly behavior, then quit the stand snarling, "Those Jewish lawyers were just trying to stage a bit of propaganda...
Barbara Gastell had guts, too. She quit school, went up to Miss Thompson's boarding house in London to request that she be taken back to São Maharo with the missionary. As Barbara entered the cheap little room she saw that Miss Thompson's things were all packed. Miss Thompson was sitting there in an attitude of patient waiting. She had just died...
...Munich the violent, blatant Völkischer Beobachter, organ of Jew-baiting Adolf Hitler, reminded its readers that famed Jewish Biographer Emil Ludwig long ago quit Germany for Switzerland, clarioned. "We advise other Jews to leave Germany while they have the opportunity...
...Said his colleague: "Open the drawer, you lug." Later the blond's gun-hand shook so violently the gun discharged, the bullet going into the floor. Shouted his colleague, no longer calm: "You heat head, put that gun away before you shoot yourself." Said the blond, calmer now: "Quit picking on me. I'm doing the best I can." Pupil and teacher left arguing, taking $5,000 in a briefcase...