Word: limits
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...there is a limit beyond which even such "permissible" offenses, even such instances of "mere" misgovernment, become intolerable. And the situation changes fundamentally when the effect of the President's actions and the actions of his appointees is to subvert the constitutional system itself. He then betrays his formal oath of office and his informal compact with the people...
...Aides John Ehrlichman and H.R. Haldeman; a June 30, 1972 meeting at which Nixon and John Mitchell discussed Mitchell's resignation as Nixon's campaign director; and five meetings involving John Dean and Nixon. According to Dean, Nixon congratulated him on Sept 15 1972 for helping to limit indictments; Nixon first mentioned silence money and clemency with him on March 13 1973; Dean warned Nixon at two meetings on March 21, 1973 of a "cancer" growing on the presidency and who was implicated in it; ways to counter the Senate investigation were discussed on March...
...hint from Dale Carnegie, a leaf from Dr. Norman Vincent Peale and a volume from Kahlil Gibran. Thus enlightened, Jonathan is apparently reborn. He returns to his flock and spreads the good word in a sort of Sermon on the Garbage Mount: "Listen, everybody! There's no limit to how high we can fly! We can dive for fish and never have to live on garbage again...
...made disasters. India and Pakistan can, like China and Algeria, reforest their hills. The sub-Saharan nations of Africa can, with massive international help, copy the U.S.'s 1930s soil conservation program and reclaim their land. If the anchovies do return in great numbers, the Peruvians can strictly limit the yearly catch and still get fine harvests. But clearly, the first lesson is to understand-and respect-basic ecological realities. As Economist Lester Brown puts it: "If we are to get the food we need, we cannot put more stress on nature than she can stand...
...other sacrifices Nixon requested will hit home with a more immediate impact. Nixon proposed lowering the speed-limit on all federal highways to 50-miles per hour, and he asked home owners to lower their thermostats by six degrees. If Nixon has his way industry will be turning its thermostats down ten degrees...