Word: helpful
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...concur with your selection of Man of the Year, but as the mother of two of them I can't help being frightened. I fail to see much real altruism or idealism in my children or their friends. I see, rather, a perverted, sentimental self-centeredness. They may castigate us for money-and success-grubbing, but their attitude is, "Just go right on grubbing and keep that money flowing, old drudges, because we are too fine and sensitive to drudge or do without...
...leftist camp sometimes produces a man of such honesty that he cannot help attacking folly everywhere...
Many of his proposals seemed surprisingly modest and oddly esoteric for the occasion. He recommended new help for American Indians and migrant workers, research aimed at preventing massive power failures, tougher safety precautions for natural-gas pipelines, development of educational television. He urged legislation to outlaw "all wiretapping, public and private, except when the security of the nation itself is at stake." Another unexpected recommendation was Johnson's plea for an "all-out effort to combat crime." The President expounded on the subject for four fervent minutes, devoting more detail to the subject than any other single item except...
...century produced a lot of men who had a truly universal approach-Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson, for instance, and that's what I see in John Gardner," says Old Neighbor Dean Rusk. "The future is his business. His object is to anticipate the problems of tomorrow and help people to become prepared...
...carried out by an organized army; besides, South Korea's defense was a U.N. action. In contrast, they consider the Viet Nam conflict a civil war. This overlooks the fact that there is such a thing as indirect aggression, and every realistic observer knows that outside Communist help for the Viet Cong is a decisive factor...