Word: basest
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...wars involve moral dilemmas; all wars evoke the basest evil in men; all wars drive men to the brink and force them to perpetrate horrors in the name of patriotism. All wars are hell. Vietnam was no different in this respect...
...some carrying coffins symbolizing "the death of American morality." To such charges, and to equally groundless accusations of anti-Semitism on the part of the Administration, White House Press Secretary Jody Powell retorted, with good cause, "If honest debate cannot be conducted among honest people without allegations of the basest motives, then our society is in sad shape...
...fans go wild. No kidding: I saw this movie on New York's upper west side, and every time Bronson popped another mugger or bag-snatcher in the chest the audience gave him a standing ovation. Which is to say that "Death Wish" will cater to your basest instincts. But it's cathartic, you'll say, harmless, really. Tell me about it. "Liz," the slick soft-core porn feature playing downtown, has more socially redeeming features than this flick. The only thing neutral you can say about it is that at least you know it's fantasy: New York...
...Basest of Human Behavior...
Kerry stated in the press release that because rumors of Ralph's sexual misconduct persisted through this week, "the conduct of people calling the news media in an anonymous and organized fashion telling details of an incident that never occured is positively reprehensible--it is the basest of human behavior...