Word: foolishness
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...part, of course, the members of the administration were right. A few of the people in Paine Hall were offering an ultimatum. They believe that a university like the society around it is entirely an organization of conflicting power groups. It is foolish, they say, to attempt to reason with the opposition power bloc. That would be "vainly to attempt to appeal to 'the conscience' of the ruling class." Instead one simply pits the power of one's own bloc against the power of theirs. If your power is greater you will win "concessions" to your "demands...
...fails elsewhere, can always rely on the speculators to conveniently stand as whipping boys for public indignation. The moral implication always runs, "Had it not been for their greed..." But even the speculators can be excused. Greed and avarice are fairly common human motivations, and it is a bit foolish--as well as futile--to ask financiers to exercise exemplary moral restraint...
KING LEAR. In the finest performance of his career. Lee J. Cobb plays an almost unplayable role with consummate skill, in fusing his portrayal of the foolish, suffering old man with an all-involving humanity. Director Gerald Freedman elicits beautifully modulated acting from the Lincoln Center Repertory Company...
...Israel for Egypt, a pro-Soviet political upheaval in Albania, a Soviet power play against Yugoslavia-all are situations in which the Soviets could use their new seapower with unpredictable results. Some Western strategists worry that the friendly neighborhood presence of Russian ships may tempt the Arabs to take foolish chances soon against Israel, in the belief that the Russians would rush to their aid if Israel lashed back in force...
...Family Way--A number of good actors badly directed in a foolish, one-size-too-large story of young marriage. Hayley Mills, John Mills and the Gang. At SYMPHONY I, 262 Huntington...