Word: foolishness
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...Being a non-profit organization, if somebody were to approach us and say, ‘Let’s sit down at the table,’ we would be foolish if we did not sit at the table,” he says...
...machinations of murderous dictators like Saddam Hussein. UPJ would have our government respond to real threats in the world with irresponsible pacifism, which allows terrorists to pursue their objectives without repercussions from the United States. Harvard’s courageous crusaders for peace are complicit in this foolish construction of world peace...
...percent over the next 10 years. Ongoing projects, such as the ambitious renovations of Widener Library and the Science Center, need to be continued. Future projects that serve the greater University community, such as the renovation of the Malkin Athletic Center, deserve serious budgetary consideration as well. It is foolish in the long run to stop renovations and postpone projects indefinitely just because the economy is weak right now. Running deficits for a few years is preferred, so long as the debts are reasonable and can be repaid in more prosperous times. In fact, FAS is currently carrying...
Being openly fatalistic is rare in a country where questioning Saddam's invincibility can be injurious to your health. Ask a Baghdadi about the prospects of war, and you will almost always get the official line: Iraq's mighty military, led by its beloved President, will vanquish the foolish Americans, God willing. But in the Iraqi stereotype, southerners always tell it like...
...grade awarded for attendance and participation is the most foolish aspect of the current system. It is simply ludicrous that students should be coerced into going to class or contributing in section. If they choose not to attend a valuable course meeting, that is their loss. Alternatively, if a professor gives tedious lectures whose content can be more enjoyably gleaned from a book or if a teaching fellow leads facile and useless discussion sections, why should intelligent students be forced to waste their precious time solely to prove themselves committed enough to merit a good grade? A Harvard education should...