Word: line
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Nagasaki. He does not. The dramatic end of the war was both "horrible and welcome." Tens of thousands died, but more than a million Allies and Japanese could have been casualties of an invasion campaign. Because he knows the terror and brutality of combat, Fussell draws a sacred line between the men who were in the foxholes and those who viewed the war from behind desks. On John Kenneth Galbraith, a former member of the Office of Price Administration, who believed Japan would have surrendered in weeks even if the A-bombs had not been used: "I don't demand...
...beyond him. When Dempsey went, he was taking boxing with him. If Louis surrendered, the game would be up. Without Ali, it was dead. Wiser heads, usually balanced like towels on the shoulders of old trainers, always smiled and said, "Someone will come along." Tyson's place in the line is undetermined, but he is certainly the one who came along...
...This line, however, assumes not only that both men are equally guilty or innocent but also that the charges against them are equally grave. And they are not. The accusations against Wright, though serious, are not quite so weighty as those against Meese, and Wright has by far the better defense...
...defense contractors may contend they had no idea that the middleman may have acquired his helpful knowledge illegally. This is something, in all probability, that the contractor does not want to know. "There is an enormous flow of information between the Pentagon and the contractors," explains Aspin. "The dividing line is when bribes are given or taken. This is just plain illegal...
...legal assistance, participation by outside law firms has dropped more than 30% since 1986. "It's the biggest pro bono crunch we've ever seen," says Executive Director Steven Nissen. The trend toward giant law firms that operate like corporations gets much of the blame. Goaded by a bottom-line mentality, devoting nearly every moment to revenue-earning work, firms that once routinely set pro bono goals for their members now often just issue watery memos of encouragement. In the money-mad 1980s, the thinking goes, plenty of lawyers do well. Fewer do good...