Word: friendships
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Gilbert and Gott, appeasement was the "sympathy of men in a slow, sluggish society for the dynamism of autocracy." The appeasers had one goal in mind--friendship with Germany--and they relentlessly pursued that goal despite all of Hitler's aggression. When Chamberlain became Prime Minister in 1937, he ignored the opponents of appeasement and sought the advice of its supporters. He surrounded himself with men like Sir Horace Wilson, "whose temporising, formula-evolving mind reinforced and emphasized the weakness of the Prime Minister...
...stand as Erhard rose to deliver his two-hour acceptance address. "My policy is a policy of the middle way," he declared, making clear that he planned no major departures in West Germany's domestic or foreign affairs. To the U.S., he gave assurance of the closest friendship. To Europe, he promised his strongest efforts to strengthen the budding ties of integration. There would be no disavowal of Konrad Adenauer's Franco-German pact, and he hoped Bonn would remain on warm terms with Paris. But, he added emphatically, "we must also cultivate relations with other European states...
...directed me to present this short explanation of our petition for official recognition. The decision to seek University recognition was taken by the general membership of the Association after careful and prolonged debate. As outlined in the preamble to our constitution, our aims are to promote mutual understanding and friendship among ourselves; to provide for ourselves a voice in our campus community: and to develop the leadership capabilities of our members which are direly needed to cope effectively with the problems of our peoples. Our membership feels that we can best achieve these aims by being accredited with official Harvard...
...trunks are squeezed in and out of rooms. Neither of these approaches is admirable, but both are far superior to the other idea mentioned so far--that priority be awarded to some students for service to the House. Such a policy would emphasize inappropriately House Committee service and friendship with the House secretary...
...could be the end of a beautiful friendship" with WBZ-TV, one disgruntled fan commented after a projectionist left out the film's middle reel. WBZ filled the remaining time with "The Life of Louisa May Alcott," instead of rounding up the usual suspects again...