Word: accept
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...PEACE (1964): Sooner or later all the people ot the world will have to discover a way to live together in peace and thereby transform this pending cosmic elegy into a creative psalm of brotherhood. I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality. This is why right temporarily defeated is stronger than evil triumphant...
...Then, with the particular relish he derives from surprises, the President jolted his countrymen out of their Sunday somnolence with the biggest surprise of all. Said he, in a sentence that may already have earned its place among historic American quotations: "I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your President...
Completely Irrevocable. Many of Johnson's critics could not bring themselves to believe that he was sincere. He might have "something up his sleeve," said Pediatrician Benjamin Spock. "I hope he means it," said retired Lieut. General James Gavin. "I'm afraid he doesn't, and that he would accept a fair draft." Many sophisticated Europeans suspected that Johnson hoped to duplicate the feat of Egypt's Nasser, who "quit" after the disastrous war with Israel in 1967 but was restored to power by popular demand. "Is this a false exit," wondered Paris' Le Monde, designed "to stop the rapid...
Like Johnson, Truman was mischievously delighted by his own surprises. Not until near the end of his peroration did Truman deadpan: "I shall not be a candidate for reelection. I shall not accept a renomination...
...either side to accept the other's full demands would amount to surrender, and neither is ready for that. An immediate goal of the U.S. is a ceasefire, even though it would probably be subject to frequent violation. In exchange for that, the U.S. might well accept continued Viet Cong control of the areas it now holds. A marked decline in the level of hostilities would permit gradual withdrawal of U.S. forces if North Viet Nam reciprocated -which might be a very...