Word: conceptive
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...sharp contrast, the U.S. still believes in self-reliance and initiative (though not as strongly as in the past). But even in the U.S., the danger in the concept of leadership is that it can all too easily become a talisman, a form of magic. Instead effacing the problems and working at them, people tend to sit back and hope for leadership. "Everybody is looking for somebody else to do something for them, to take the responsibility," says Nelson Rockefeller. According to Chicago Psychoanalyst Jules Masserman, "We never get over being children. We're always looking for a parent figure...
...horizons beyond required readings, such as the formerly frequent conversations with faculty in House dining halls, have obviously declined in influence. Thus it has become more and more possible for a student to graduate from Harvard not only without having heard John Finley, but even without having any meaningful concept of just what the name Plato--not to mention C. P. Snow with his warning against over-specialization--really stands...
...last week, Premier Yitzhak Rabin pledged "an epoch of perpetual war against terrorism." Israel's government so far refuses to deal with any Palestinians except those who live in Gaza or on the West Bank, and then only as Jordanian citizens. The Israeli government will not accept the concept of a Palestinian state except as a demilitarized area under Jordanian control...
...Spangled Banner, and those familiar little red-white-and-blue flags were once again being pulled out for street decorations. Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger were on their way for this week's meeting with Soviet Party Chief Leonid Brezhnev-the third summit in as many years. Yet the concept of détente has lost some of its earlier magic. Both sides will have to work hard to show that it is not only alive but thriving...
...offensive," he declared. "It borders on obstruction." Referring to the barring of Ehrlichman's lawyer from the files, Gesell added: "It's absurd. I don't see how I can tolerate it. I'm astounded, totally astounded. It's totally offensive to our entire concept of justice...