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...something positive to say about tax policy. His advisers settled on a strengthened pitch for tax reform. Says Richard Darman, then on the White House staff: "It was a classic offensive issue. We would emphasize fairness, lower rates and simplicity." The White House was careful to avoid specifics, lest it offend voters who might lose tax breaks. Instead, the President announced that he was ordering Donald Regan, then Secretary of the Treasury, to prepare recommendations that would be released after the election. That directive was widely derided as a transparent ploy, but it worked, thanks partly to some unwitting assistance...
Prosperous neighbors feel guilty. Bankrupt neighbors feel ashamed. Farmers who can afford new machines won't buy them, lest they embarrass friends. Machinery dealers go broke. Bankers anguish and hesitate -- and fail...
Spence also wrote he was reluctant to initiate any attempt to dismantle the shanties against the will of the protesters lest the administration be accused of failing to respect the right of demonstration. He said such an action might also risk "a more significant disruption of Commencement ceremonies" than allowing the structures to remain...
...Lest anyone forget, the book's title is drawn from the fight song "Harvardiana," a ditty by Raymond G. Williams...
...Lest anyone care, Raymond G. Williams '11 never won a Major...