Word: forgotten
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...denies that he made such a remark, and others who were at the meeting in question back him up.) Standing in the Knesset building before tapestries by Marc Chagall that depict historical Jewish scenes, Begin declared, "Nobody, nobody is going to bring Israel to her knees. You must have forgotten that Jews do not kneel but to God." He added, "Nobody is going to preach to us humanitarianism." As for the problem of getting the P.L.O. to leave Beirut, he vowed: "If they do not go, well, we shall have to solve that problem. The P.L.O. will not stay...
There are no heroes in Blade Runner, only people who mechanically go about their jobs and survive. The focus of the film is not on what makes a hero, but what makes a human being. People like Deckard have forgotten what it is to feel; they substitute sex for love and indifference for politics In the end, they must be taught even the most primitive of human emotions--fear. As Deckard runs from his pursuer in the film's climax, we realize that he has never experienced so intense an emotion in his life...
...forgotten axioms of international economics is that in a system of free trade, in which each nation sells what it can produce most cheaply, everyone stands to gain. The decades of record growth after World War II were also a time of rapid expansion of world trade, whereas the Great Depression developed during a period of rising tariffs and international tensions. A return to protectionism would leave everyone poorer...
Somehow, most have forgotten that the PLO's charter calls for the "extermination" of Israel "economically, politically, militarily, culturally and ideologically." Not surprisingly then, Israel remains reluctant to accept a PLO-run state on its doorstep. The Palestinians can expect little from Israel until they abandon their desire to "push the Jews into the Sea" and advocate a peaceful co-existence...
With complete accuracy, he added:"That was the best shot of my life." He has won so much money playing golf, nearly $3 million, that for once the money involved was forgotten by every one. Some golfers are playing for something other than money. If you guaranteed some of them second place, they would not even bother to show...