poltroon

We’ve been remarking on the tendency of powerful institutions to act like poltroons when confronted by bullies.

What a miserable little poltroon had fear, engendered of unjust punishment, made of me in those days!

“Complete and total catastrophe” sounds about right for such a conflagration of poltroons as that.

“Doesn’t involve destruction? That’s like me asking you not to be a mealy-mouthed poltroon.”

The NRA continues to be a sad bunch of poltroons hiding behind the 2nd Amendment.