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...Mark Twain's words, aimed for the palace and got drowned in the sewer. Haunted by the specter of success looming before him, his mind concocts a thousand fool-proof schemes by which the carrot shall be his, while his body stands rooted in paralytic fear lest he should try and fail, or worse yet, succeed, only to taste the paltry fare we call success. Around him is his family, whose empty stomachs have been nurtured on his unsubstantial dreams, and face him now with all the weary pain of the underfed--at once so cynical and so susceptible...
...tight little technocracy, the satirical weekly Le Canard Enchame limply saluted the new government by punning "Long live I'enarchie." Pierre Racine, the E.N.A.'s thoughtful, sagacious director, went so far as to pass the word to Giscard to go easy on the old-school ties lest he "give people the impression that the E.N.A. is running France...
These economists also contend that Britain will suffer far more than it might gain by leaving the Market, with the loss of potential markets for industrial goods. Well aware of such dangers, Wilson's government now appears to be backpedaling away from the referendum it promised lest the anti-EEC emotions it has stirred result in a negative vote...
...Mile Limit. By contrast, New England fishermen are not subsidized, and their ships are small and antiquated. They must carry ice in their holds to keep the catch fresh and must return to port every seven days lest the fish rot. Some imported frozen fish from Canada costs much less than fresh domestic fish caught in the same New England waters. As a result, two-thirds of the fish eaten in the U.S. last year was imported...
...criticized a 12th century Prime Minister who "sought to conspire with foreign countries and push our whole nation into an abyss." The author concluded by asking, "Is there not another man who has already attained a very high position and yet still wants to be Chairman of the country?" Lest the reader miss the point, the article added that the unnamed culprit "will not allow any dazzling light into the room." Chou is known to be bothered by bright lights...