Word: unselfishly
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Dates: during 1930-1930
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...history of the Republic . . . has rendered more sincere, more unselfish service than the present President of the United States. Rising in the morning at 7 o'clock . . . into his office before 9 o'clock . . . then to lunch . . . and all afternoon chained to his desk like a slave, working for America as he honestly and sincerely believes to be to its interest. "Then to dinner . . . then to bed; and they tell me that even in the night this man, unfaithful to America as some are saying, awakens and works in his bed for an hour or two upon...
...dignity and their intense respectability. They cannot destroy entirely the sense of humor that is characteristic of legionaires, and they will learn, among other things, that the Legion has kept faith with the disabled veteran and his dependents, that in its more than 10,000 posts it is giving unselfish aid to communities, states and nation, and that it is a mighty patriotic force that has served and will continue to serve this country well...
More interesting was the question of how much could be saved for the entire U. S. The Tennessee crisis was reaching into other States. Unchecked, it would have been much worse. Only unselfish foresight on the part of conservative bankers made possible the quick action which stemmed the aftermath of Rogers Clark Caldwell's debacle...
Filipino newspapers hailed Mr. Roosevelt's resignation as "worthy of the highest traditions of American sportsmanship." Said President Hoover to him: "I appreciate fully the unselfish spirit that has prompted your withdrawal." As if to prove his appreciation the President then appointed Mr. Roosevelt to head the U. S. legation at Budapest, with this explanation: "Mr. Roosevelt was chosen . . . because of his familiarity with Hungarian events ever since he was a member of the field mission of the American Commission to negotiate peace, sent to Austria and Hungary...
...Long Road is a War play, "solemnly and tremulously" dedicated to a fallen comrade-in-arms of the author. Act I reveals the home life of Dr. Lovett & wife (Marion Wells), who has persuaded the unselfish practitioner to leave his small-town clientele so that she may have a chance to develop her musical talents in New York. Mr. Kruger announces that he has accepted a commission in the medical corps, departs for a Southern cantonment, leaving his wife exposed to a handsome artillery officer who shares her taste for music. Several acts later, by an odd topple of Fate...