Word: truth
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...lips, totally ignorant that the kernel carries within it a crawly worm of error. He has read what the next preceding correspondent said and he repeats it to show what a thorough study he has made of the economic conditions of the Islands. It sounds impressive, but the truth is that the export of rum never amounted to much, if any, more than 4% of the per annum exports of the Islands. ... I will leave it to you to explain how the loss of 4% of a region's annual exports can produce an economic wreck. . . . The very prosaic...
...jury, he cried in a voice sharp with scorn: "You have labored long, and no doubt have given careful consideration to this case. Before I discharge you I will have to say that your verdict is such that shakes the confidence of law-abiding people in integrity and truth...
...When I return I will stay in Washington for the winter and get on the firing line. The situation looks more & more encouraging for the Republican Party." Walter Evans Edge is one of the worst prophets in the Republican Party. Nevertheless, his words last week had a ring of truth about them. Year ago, to the question "Can Roosevelt be beaten in 1936?", the only sensible answer seemed to be an emphatic "No!" By last week many of those who year ago had answered with such conviction were tentatively replying with another question: "Do you think he can?" Professionals...
...said; had given him the cigars during a friendly visit. Thumping the box on the committee table, Representative Patton cried: "They're nickel cigars. There were 50 of them, and I'd like to have never gotten rid of them. . . . That's the truth. I hope to God I might be struck dead if that isn't the whole truth-the whole expose of the whole business...
...There has been a lot of loose talk about relief agencies closing down in reprisal against men on relief who refused to take jobs. That may make good front-page stuff, but there's no truth in it. . . . We closed the relief rolls in areas now harvesting because we felt that the situation there is approaching the normal. . . . We are emerging from the Depression. Agriculture is leading...