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...Schlesinger saw it then, U.S. history was the story of "a perpetual tension in society, a doubtful equilibrium, constantly breeding strife and struggle." The source of that "irrepressible conflict," he believed, was "the struggle on the part of the business community to dominate the state, and on the part of the rest of society, under the leadership of 'liberals,' to check the political ambitions of business." In those days Schlesinger did not think well of businessmen-"a group that has invariably brought national affairs to a state of crisis and exasperated the rest of society into dissatisfaction bordering...
...same passion for a complete, readable overview which leads the State Department to describe the Curriculm Vitae as a "narrative statement giving a pic- ture of yourself as an individual" may motivate its instructions to your doctor ("Comment in full on cranial nerves, motor status and coordination, reflexes, and equilibrium and indicate if the applicant has ever suffered from seizure...
...Fulbright form asks for just as complete a picture of a different sort of reflexes and equilibrium: "In evaluating the applicant, please indicate your opinion of his personal and academic and professional qualifications for study abroad, and whether or not you feel the study plan is feasible and timely in terms of his preparation and promise of future growth. Your opinion regarding the applicant's ability to adjust to new and perhaps difficult living situations is especially desired...
...even persuaded federal junketeers to stop at U.S.-run hotels abroad. Lately, it has not only leaned hard on investment by U.S. business in foreign plants and companies but has been warning that businessmen will be expected to do still more next year to help the U.S. achieve "equilibrium" in its balance of payments...
...brakes, the Administration feels, will slow the nation's dollar outflow by $1 billion in 1966, thus bringing it into equilibrium-a balance of payments deficit or surplus of no more than $250 million. Whether they will also tend to choke off investments that produce a golden stream of returning profits is another question. Voicing that fear last week, General Electric President Fred J. Borch expressed alarm at the global trend toward "resurgent nationalism" in economic affairs. "Businessmen all over the world cannot fail to be greatly concerned," he said, "about today's mushrooming restrictions on international trade...