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Fletcher argues that his approach is applicable to social policy and is no different from that of Jesus, who rejected the complexities of Jewish law and reduced his own ethical teaching to a twofold command to love God and neighbor. Situationism, claims Fletcher, is also implicit in the thought of such formative Christian thinkers as Augustine ("Love with care and then what you will, do") and Luther, who stated: "When the law impels one against love, it should no longer be a law." He feels that situationism, new or old, "is a reflection in the field of ethics...
...they add up to outright withdrawal of U.S. troops and the seizure of South Viet Nam by the Viet Cong. Washington counters with its own 14 points, which actually go a considerable way toward creating areas for negotiation-but which are easily misunderstood, unless the fine print and the implicit qualifications are kept in mind. The rockbottom, irreducible U.S. aim is that South Viet Nam must be independent. Under every conceivable point of negotiation-provided both sides mean what they say-this U.S. minimum goal conflicts head-on with the Communist demand. Nevertheless, there is considerable interest in the principal...
...that Johnson has opened up the idea, it could get out of hand in Congress," Price said. He fears that either of the two alternatives to Johnson's proposal would leave at least half of Congress "never exposed to even the implicit threat of party discipline. I'm very much in favor of what has been proposed but very much opposed to what could happen," Price noted...
Enemies Aplenty. As Defense Secretary, McNamara wields immense powers, both overt and implicit. The Pentagon spends half the federal budget, employs more civilians (1,045,000) than any other federal agency. It is the biggest Government purchaser of goods and services from private industry. Moreover, in a period when U.S. diplomacy is more a matter of implementing existing policies than creating new ones, Defense has logically taken center stage from the State Department...
Both parties will always be racked with internal rumbles. Unlike the Democrats, though, the G.O.P. too often lacks the implicit fail-safe agreement to douse all feuds when elections are at stake...