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...fact that there "is realistically no chance that Philip Morris will abandon the production and sale of tobacco products...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Kicking the Philip Morris Habit | 1/13/1983 | See Source »

...company in question. In this case, it would do well to listen to ACSR alumni member Herbert P. Gleason '50. Gleason, no extremist, recently said that there is "no possible justification for making money out of tobacco." The Corporation should also realize that its chances of persuading Morris to abandon cigarette production are about as slim as the chances that its cigarettes will be found to be good for the lungs. Unless either of those unlikely scenarios develops, we think it's best that the managers of Harvard's portfolio kick the Philip Morris habit...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Kicking the Philip Morris Habit | 1/13/1983 | See Source »

...million surplus. On Dec. 1, in the Louisville Times, Fischer is cited as saying there will be an "extremely serious" shortfall of $75 million this fiscal year. This is an example of why horse racing and politics are so closely knit here. We play both with careless abandon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 27, 1982 | 12/27/1982 | See Source »

...Reagan can be induced to change his mind, but it is a complex and tricky process. The key, by unanimous agreement of all who work for him, is to argue that a new position is as compatible with his fundamental beliefs as the one he is urged to abandon. Then Reagan can justify a switch as a mere tactical adjustment rather than a reversal of his conservative philosophy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Reagan Decides | 12/13/1982 | See Source »

...made this clear all through the campaign. The answer to less defense spending is to persuade our potential adversary in the world to join us in a reduction of armaments that is verifiable and mutual, and this is what we are trying to do. Now if they see us abandon our effort and unilaterally give up things instead of mutually trading them away at the negotiating table, then we are that much farther removed from finding the day when we can have a legitimate reduction in arms costs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: An Interview with Ronald Reagan | 12/13/1982 | See Source »

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