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Professor Clive might be interested to read a manuscript, circa 400 A.D., by the Roman historian Johannes Clivius, who states, "Those absurd fellows who believe that Rome is in decline are ignorant of our empire's tremendous technological capacity: our roads, bridges, aqueducts, chariots, public buildings, feats of military engineering. Moreover, more people are reading Vergil than ever before." Peter Wirth...
...Absurd Fears. Fulbright is not alone in these concerns. Last fall, less than two years after her own Washington Post was uncovering the Watergate scandals, Publisher Katharine Graham warned reporters against a temptation to "see conspiracy and cover-up where they do not exist." Before a group of editors last month, A.P. General Manager Wes Gallagher denounced "this investigative binge." CBS Commentator Eric Sevareid feels that there is "a kind of McCarthyism" abroad: "Anybody who is hauled up and accused of anything is assumed guilty until proved innocent. This is a residue of Watergate...
Plenty of journalists disagree. New York Times Managing Editor A.M. Rosenthal scoffs at Fulbright's fears: "The idea that a big strong press is constantly stripping the poor defenseless Government is absurd. There is a vast army of public relations men representing the Government and business views. That 'official' version dominates the press, so the investigative process becomes more and more important." Says Columnist Jack Anderson: "The founding fathers intended us to be watchdogs, not lapdogs...
...kissed the hands of other women upon being introduced to them, but if anyone did the same thing to Anna, he would become bitter for the rest of the evening, and sarcastically encourage her to return the attentions of her young admirer. Finally, she would berate him for being absurd and he would fall to his knees begging forgiveness for his suspicions...
...early going, this inexpensive little picture risks being absurd, yet com pels respect for some witty writing and well-paced direction. The film gets better as it goes along, for itliterally has a second level...