Word: americans
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Vice President's speech assailing one of the most distinguished American statesmen of our time was given free, prime-time national television coverage. Irony of ironies...
...Agnew not only insulted Ambassador Harriman and the television news commentators but also, and with more subtle degradation, the intelligence of the American people. The Vice President's lack of confidence in the ability of his constituency to make discerning and reliable judgments is best matched by their lack of confidence in his ability to do the same...
...Belittle him as you will, he is the only American today who dares to articulate what most of us are thinking. I see nothing wrong with that-unless freedom of speech has become the exclusive property of television news commentators...
...Agnew is charged with the responsibility of defending and propagating American ideals in a world of violence and Communist conspiracy. I believe he is doing exactly that, using the only weapon at his command-words. That he uses them so effectively is to his everlasting credit...
...Agnew is giving an appropriate and timely response to American intellectualism gone amok...