Word: conquered
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...politely omitted the incredible nonsense and absurdities which comprised much of his speech. as for example: "What would we do, say, if East Germany invaded Sweden?", or "The 19th century British Navy was a good thing because it ended slavery," or "North Vietnam has an army big enough to conquer all of Southeast Asia as far as Burma." He poked fun at basic humanitarian arguments (which he called "anti-anti-Communism") by saying mockingly, "Oh, sure, Communists are human. I suppose a Communist baby is still a baby." (Chuckle). Kahn's talk bristled with this sort of thing...
Comedy is replete with nuances of class and caste, and the pitfalls and pratfalls of making social errors. Nowhere is this truer than in English comedy, or more enjoyably so than in Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer. This 18th century classic, now being performed at off-Broadway's Roundabout Theater, revolves entirely around conditioned social-status reflexes...
...STORY of David and Goliath teaches that the forces of Evil, no matter how strong, always succumb to the forces of Righteous Good. And even today the small guy does occasionally conquer the bully: while Davids may be in short supply, one Army lieutenant has during the last year continually challenged the Army on its own ground. He has not slain Goliath, nor even wounded him seriously, but his annoying thrusts have damaged the giant's prestige and perhaps paved the way for future challengers...
...with his usual mix of con and conviction, plays up the disparities at every turn. "I'm not just fightin' one man,"; he preaches. "I'm fightin' a lot of men, showin' a lot of 'em here is one man they couldn't conquer. My mission is to bring freedom to 30 million black people. I'll win this fight because I've got a cause. Frazier has no cause. He's in it for the money alone." Caught in the crossfire, Frazier usually backs off. "I don't want to be no more than no more than what...
LAOS is a small, poor, non-unified fiction of a country with few prospects for "development," few resources. It is in the nature of international politics that its powerful neighbors should seek to conquer it, or at least to bring it within their spheres of influence, either through bribery or by force...