cutting through bone and 'sinew'
the 'sinews' of power
(..) plain, ordinary everyday kindness. And... a little looking out for the other fellow too. That's pretty important, all that. It's the blood, bone and sinew of this democracy - - that great men handed down to the human race! But if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, - (..)1939 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington