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Word: ifs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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If the U.S. had taken a vote on whether to admit the Shah, it would have been 220 million against it, and against Carter, Kissinger and other assorted idiots for permitting it.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 31, 1979 | 12/31/1979 | See Source »

It has always struck me as incredible that anyone could expect others to suffer and possibly die for him without doing what he could to prevent it, even if it meant exchanging places with them. Former Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi is a case in point.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 31, 1979 | 12/31/1979 | See Source »

The former Iranian leader left Iran in the face of protest that was threatening a government of which he was in control. If he had stayed and fought, an inevitable civil war would have ensued, leaving great human and material destruction. The Shah's departure saved more than his...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 31, 1979 | 12/31/1979 | See Source »

Dr. Frank Gerow's remark that it is better for women not to be familiar with penile implants [Dec. 10] is a surprising one. Penile implants are not for self-indulgence, but to aid the male in attaining an erection for intercourse. The other 50% of the intercourse equation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 31, 1979 | 12/31/1979 | See Source »

A lot of people may think I am joking, but I am totally serious with my choice. He is Claude Ryan, the Liberal leader in the province of Quebec. Ryan has had to face the pressure of separatism, which threatened to break up one of the most politically stable countries...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 31, 1979 | 12/31/1979 | See Source »

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