Word: accepting
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Grow up and accept our lovely drawl. Hopefully you'll be hearing lots more of it soon...
...Ford operatives prevailed. At one point, Reagan Aide Keene told a group of delegates that Ford's assent to letting the amendment pass would mean he was "willing to humiliate the Secretary of State." With a Cheshire grin, Ford Floor Whip Tom Korologos whispered in Keene's ear: "We accept." Then he stuck a photo of Kissinger on Keene's back and walked away laughing. When the morality amendment was introduced, the Ford forces were content to allow its approval on a voice vote...
Early in the siege, the Palestinians twice raised-and twice betrayed-the white flag of surrender. They did so with bitter calculation. As the Christians drew near to accept what they thought was Palestinian capitulation, the Palestinians gunned down the would-be victors. "We did this so that there would be no temptation later in the battle to contemplate surrender," one Palestinian commando explained. "By deceiving the enemy, crying wolf, we closed the door on any possibility that our white flag would be honored...
Despite the numerous difficulties encountered along the way, Bonn continues to push for European unity. European cooperation is unanimously supported by the German people. Unlike France and Great Britain, the direct election of a European Parliament is not a controversial issue in Germany. Most Germans would accept a reduction of national sovereignty if it would spur European integration. Bonn considers the defense of German economic interests to be far more important than a French-style reaffirmation of national independence--a vague concept which has little meaning or support in the Germany of today...
Despite its economic power and political influence, West Germany continues to refuse the leadership of Western Europe. "That would be premature, if not impossible," a German diplomat said in a recent interview. "The German nation feels too vulnerable politically, militarily, and psychologically to accept such a difficult responsibility. How can you expect us to assume a greater role in European affairs when we cannot even guarantee our own security? The Soviets view the rise of our political and economic influence with great suspicion. With 19,000 Warsaw Pact tanks stationed on our borders we cannot afford to become anything that...