Word: broad
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...definitive answer to the mystery will be forthcoming. But for observers of Soviet society, the renewed interest in Alexander is phenomenon enough. By bringing to public attention the life of a mystic and martyr, a pre-Soviet hero and reformer, Russia's new bosses are showing a broad-mindedness far greater than that of their predecessors. The resurgence of the Alexander legend shows an acceptance of not only a Czar but an aspect of pro-Bolshevik history that transcends the rigid confines of Marxist-Leninist "truth...
...This broad spectrum of opinion on Vietnam reflects the different foreign and domestic concerns of the three major European powers. In Germany confidence in the U.S. is the cornerstone of foreign policy. Without atomic weapons or an effective army of their own, the Germans worry about the Communists along their eastern border. They continually approach the White House or the State Department for assurance of American determination to defend them. But the fear of desertion remains, and the Germans are terribly anxious to please. They hope to inspire confidence by supporting President Johnson everywhere, and not surprisingly about...
...France, the Vietnam argument is not whether to criticize the U.S. but how much. France's major concern is how to wield world influence, after ceasing to be a world power. Independence from the U.S. is essential to this end, and so is broad appeal to the "third world" of have-not nations...
...bombing in North Vietnam; a halt in the U.S. military buildup in South Vietnam; a declaration of willingness to negotiate with all parties, including the Viet Cong, to arrive at a coalition government for South Vietnam; reaffirmation of support for the Geneva agreement of 1954. These proposals represent a broad liberal consensus and do not invite sensationalistic press coverage...
Turning from hand to hand at a crowded reception, the General pours out conversation--his lower chin ripples, his legs spread wide apart to support his heavy frame, and a broad smile sends the deep wrinkles in his face scattering under his white hair. The voice rises from a point near the bottom of his chest where the bands of medals end. "I'm one of those fellas," he says, "who always wanted to be a lawyer and never got to be. In my day bein' a lawyer meant bein' a politician--but I guess I'm pretty much...