Word: spineless
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...weakness and evasiveness of that reply. Literary pouting and stamping of the feet not only are no defense, but argue for the truth of the opposide view. The fact that the CRIMSON enjoys a monopoly as a college newspaper is no defense of its editorial policy--as weak and spineless a policy as we may ever hope to see. Also, the grandiose statement that, in 316 editorials, three out of four expressed "decided and unqualified opinions," does not affect the vacillation and vacuity of the other twenty-five percent. I should like, for instance, fair play and frank speech...
...kind of thing that college men like to read and can read. The editors might even go to some of the men outside their evidently narrow clique for help. It would be sad to see the Advocate go on sending good war-time paper to the basket encumbered with spineless imitations of what might have filled cheap magazines a dozen years ago. T. L. HOOD...
...recriminations to see whether Mr. Bryan's views or the President's views shall prevail. Imagine your country torn into two camps. Imagine smooth tongues and vitriolic pens hired perhaps by foreign gold, exasperating the community with cries of "Peace! Peace! Vote for Peace!" Imagine an alliance between the spineless pacifist and the American, if there be such, of foreign blood whose allegiance lies with the country of his birth, not with the country of his adoption. Imagine insidious writings and insidious speeches and insidious advertisements describing timidity as "good will towards men" and extolling cowardice by christening it "humanity...
...above all, I am concerned about the station of my country among nations and that station, I hold, will be irretrievably impaired if Woodrow Wilson retains his seat in Washington. His foreign policy has been puerile, spasmodic and spineless. Hughes can do no worse. I am sure he will do far better, his whole past record has been one of steadfast and manly adherence to principle...
...much concerned over the decreasing Freshman attendance at Chapel. It is, therefore, our common obligation to go to Chapel. Now this article, inspired by the best of motives, utterly misconceives what Chapel stands for. Any man, believing, spiritually and religiously, in those things for which Chapel stands is a spineless puppy if he dosn't attend. Attendance at Chapel, however, is not to be regarded as an indication of class or college spirit...