Word: arguments
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...movement against ROTC on this campus and others has forced these men into the open. Many people (and even the Harvard CRIMSON) have clearly seen the Corporation's role as defender of ROTC. But many of us have been prone to take the attitude: "Well, I agree with the argument theoretically; now let's drop this, and discuss something else theoretically." But this approach leads to never seeing that we're involved in a real struggle, and therefore, never fighting...
...However, he later conveyed a different message to his House of Commons. Noting that the first ABM sites would not be operational until 1973, he said: "This gives us more than a few days or weeks to take our position." He was also impressed by Nixon's argument that a Canadian pullout from NATO would undermine the U.S. bargaining position with the Soviets and demoralize Western Europe...
...billion a year, constitute the biggest loophole. Profits from stocks, bonds or other investments held for more than six months are taxed at only one-half the rate on ordinary income, and no more than 27½% in any case. Defenders of capital gains have a compelling argument: people must be encouraged to take risks with capital if a private economy is to thrive. On the other hand, many experts agree with Economist Joseph Pechman of the Brookings Institution, who holds that the present ceiling is too low. To discourage speculation in securities, the holding period might be extended from...
...because it would demonstrate good intentions on the U.S.'s part and at the same time turn the pressure of world opinion on Hanoi to do likewise. On the other hand, no one can be sure that Hanoi actually wants a quick peace ?in which case the argument becomes pointless...
...realism about the future. His concern with pacification, superficial as the program is in some senses, represents an admission that hamlet dwellers are a source of political strength, and that their loyalty could turn the tide in the event of a ceasefire. Thieu often voices the standard South Vietnamese argument against giving the National Liberation Front a political status, pointing out that Communism is synonymous with violence in Viet Nam. In fact, however, he has reached the inevitable conclusion that his government must some day learn to deal with native Communists, whatever they are called, as a minority body politic...