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...General Newton Estilac Leal. In the exchange of compliments, General Fiuza took occasion to deplore "the sinister infiltrations . . . that are penetrating our armed forces." General Estilac, a leftist who has consistently refrained from getting tough with Communists in the army, answered that "unscrupulous agents of intrigue are trying to foment disunion and mutual distrust with unfounded, unpatriotic accusations impugning the honor of high government officials...
...leaders in Washington had more initiative they would take a page from Stalin's book and keep Russia so busy solving her internal problems that she wouldn't have time to foment wars...
...positive side, our roots have withered--if one will define "radicalism" as the roots of life. There's no foment, no bubbling cauldron. We could not conceive of the American Legion picketing the Experimental Theatre today, as it did in the '30's; nor could we imagine a group of us sponsoring speeches by strike leaders in 105 Dartmouth; a Marxist Study Club today would sound heinous to the present undergraduate, and Humphrey C. Pheep might find the old Junto "subversive." There aren't enough of us to keep a Leftwing Political club alive, nor is there enough interest...
...said the Secretary of State, the U.S. had learned this lesson well. There was Berlin, where the Russians spurned agreements and threw up the blockade, then backed down before the airlift and the West's show of strength. There was Greece, where Russia defied the U.N. to foment rebellion, then retreated before the persuasive weight of the Truman doctrine. There was Turkey, where relentless Soviet pressure was shut off by U.S. economic and military...
...Remember the ladies," Abigail Adams wrote to her husband when he went off to help write the Declaration of Independence. "If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion." John Adams and the other signers did pretty much forget the ladies-but the ladies did not forget. Last week the sound of rebellion trilled across Capitol Hill. With banners flying, the not-to-be-forgotten sisters of Abigail Adams were on the march...