Word: foolish
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Since party divisions are generally meaningless in a discussion of integration, it would be foolish indeed for either party to drag the problem into the political ring; it would also be extremely dangerous for the cause of integration, since integration will make progress as a legal, not as a political, issue. Those working effectively for integration in the South are emphasizing not that the Court decision is right, but that it is now the supreme law of the land and must be obeyed. Once the ruling on integration is lowered from its judicial pedestal, the decision will lose what sanctity...
...Manhattan, tweedy Poet W. H. Auden, 48, rose to thank the nation's publishers and bookdealers for bestowing a National Book Award on his sacred and profane volume, The Shield of Achilles. Said he: "What, in the name of profit, dear foolish publishers, kind unworldly booksellers, am I doing here? . . . You will never make enough [out of me] to pay the wages of one incompetent typist . . . For your award . . . my thanks; for the dollars I shall never bring you, my apologies...
...posse and bloodhounds set out after Van, Gotten has a change of heart and a bad attack of delayed brotherly love. Having, apparently, a keener nose than any bloodhound, he goes directly to Van's hideout. They indulge in some unnecessarily foolish heroics by crossing and recrossing the raging river, and the film ends with Gotten in his wife's arms and Van going cheerfully back to prison to serve out his term...
...nation with democratic institutions Israel has strong claim to American sympathies. But this natural affinity must not lead the United States into grossly misstating its position. Both Israel and the Arab nations are members of the United Nations, and as such are entitled to equal protection. It would be foolish for this country to alienate the important Arab bloc under the illusion that we are committed to protection of Israel alone...
...include some of the key men in Government. Staff channels are not so rigid as to prevent any staffer from going straight to the President. Some, by the nature of their duties, have greater need than others for direct access (see dotted lines on chart). But it is the foolish staff member, or, indeed, the Cabinet officer, who fails to keep Adams fully informed about discussions with President Eisenhower...