Word: candidness
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...reasonably intelligent or humane man had written your letter, he would have begun with a generous and candid recognition of the stringent moral and emotional predicament created for young men today by the war in Vietnam. Recognizing this, he would then have moved on to the problem raised by the drummer from Dow. He would properly and vigorously have condemned the physical detention of this hapless individual. But he would also have distinguished, as your letter did not, between my son and many others, whose only offense was a subsequent expression of solidarity through handing in their bursar's cards...
Indulgent, or candid, or uncommon reader--I've some: a wife, a nun, a ghost or two--If I write for anyone, I wrote for you; So whisper when I die, We was too few; Write over me (if you can write; I hardly knew...
...What we need," Epps said, "is a forth-right and candid plea that the nation view the Peace Corps as an important and constructive part of its foreign policy." Vaughn should appeal to the Selective Service for special consideration for all Volunteers, both those overseas and those in training programs, Epps continued, charging that such an appeal "has never been vigorously put forward...
...Since he bears a longstanding grudge against think tanks and their war games, he may have decided to counterattack with some peace games. As he said in a TV interview on New York City's Channel 13, he hopes the book will jog the country into a "more candid discussion of the possibilities of the elimination of war." The book implies that there are conspiracies afoot in the Government to perpetuate war. Lewin is indulging in a little conspiracy for peace...
...Currently, 70 Senators have law degrees, but since the Senate has no income-disclosure rule, and some Senators have been known to be less than candid, there is no accurate record of how many still practice...