Word: disavows
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...point in my life I did idealize Kennedy and I once did believe in the things he stood for. I cannot dismiss my former idealization of the man as sheer naivite because in large measure it is the earlier idealization of Kennedy that has caused me to disavow his politics and his policies...
...much: purposeful ambition, pride in country, respect for family and church, plus a dash of disdain for the culture pushers from the East. But to these same people today, he is a much diminished man. His troubles are like a disgrace in the family. Few people want to disavow him completely, and some of the old affection lingers. Most citizens are embarrassed, perplexed and, most of all, saddened...
...point is that sections four and five of the program Mr. Tran Buu Kiem presented to you on May 8, which are basically contained in my last paragraph are in themselves preconditions. But they are preconditions placed by the other side, which cannot, for that very reason, disavow or refuse to discuss them. Therefore, I urge you to consider what effects American emphasis on points four and five would have on the talks...
...like Goodell and other recent arrivals in the anti-war camp, the stronger inclination is to disavow Hanoi's acclaim and find ways of proving that responsible anti-war stands don't actually serve the North Vietnamese or National Liberation Front. But for those of us who aren't running for re-election next year, it is possible and very worthwhile to ask whether we should continue to pretend that we're not supporting the enemy in Vietnam when by our actions we plainly are. In fact, the anti-war movement has reached the stage where it finally...
...must object to the article published about me in last Friday's Crimson on the following grounds: (1) Comments were attributed to me in a distorted way completely out of the context of the factual description of my case. When presented in this manner, I must disavow them entirely because they are a distortion of the truth. (2) The article made no reference to the facts of the case which can be summarized as follows: My charges are that Tufts University has violated Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act as amended, by firing me discriminatorily after having condoned...