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...Japan or China, the initial stimulus to development may come from outside--in the shattering influence of a technologically more developed society. But the drive itself depends on a local leadership disciplined enough to forgo its own pleasures in order to promote advancement. This is the consideration that should inform all programs of assistance, whether monetary, technical, or human
...treaty would entail far more inconvenience for the Soviet Union. It provides that the Soviet Union must inform the American consulate whenever the Russian government arrests a U.S. citizen--protection which American businessmen and tourists have never before enjoyed. This protective measure is clearly beneficial. American tourists in Russia outnumber Russian visitors to the U.S. 20 to 1, and the Soviet regime often capriciously arrests and detains Americans for ulterior motives...
...believe in psychological pressure such as pep talks," says Yovicsin. "That is a thing of the past. Our players generally have enough incentive, and so we don't build up opponents. Anyway, our boys are too intelligent to fall for that. We simply inform them of the opponent's formations and plays, and then try to prepare in technical matters. The best approach to a game is one of technical confidence in all aspects of play -- defense, kicking, and offense." To make his point, Yovicsin stated that Harvard played a better technical game this year against Cornell, when the team...
Similarly, why should Secretary McNamara meet a critic of the Vietnam war in a debate which would be open to all students and which would, through wide publicity, inform large parts of the public on the opposing views of the war in Vietnam? How much more convenient to meet with small groups of Harvard students in off-the-record sessions! Besides, Mr. McNamara is a busy man and may not have the time to argue government policy in a public forum...
...further inform his own way of seeing, Manet drew from all the enthusiasms and movements of his day, from the realism of Courbet to the clarity of the camera, from the sketches of Renaissance masters to Japanese prints. But though his natural allies were the impressionists, he refused to run with the renegades who were slightly younger, preferred instead to challenge the painting establishment on its own grounds-the official painting salons...