Word: listen
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Surely there are many thoughtful people who have conscientiously tried to obtain facts on the Viet Nam issue, and who sincerely doubt our policy there. To these people should the Administration listen for they have something worthwhile to say and the right to say it. But all too often the objective questioning is drowned out by the emotional wailings of extremists...
...shortest haircut I have had since high school and my sister took her longest skirt out of mothballs. These were not exactly sacrifices for the cause, but they were concessions, and we half-expected some concessions in return from the voters of Cambridge. We wanted them to listen...
...East Cambridge, for instance, although the Irish had been staunchly hawk, the Italians had been outright anti-war or at least eager to listen to the CNCV's arguments. At the same time, the immigrant sections have been very vulnerable to counter-canvassing on the part of the Veterans. The Vet leaflet, which included a picture of an American flag and a short statement about "Freedom is not free," seemed to strike a responsive and ever guilty chord in many Italians. CNCV canvassers found that on Saturday, when the Vet literature began to circulate, the Italians became less prone...
...domestic terminal of Olympic Airlines. Well, something has changed. The walls are plastered with posters and slogans. "Remember, where there is Communism, there is no Fatherland, Religion, Family, Honor." "The Revolution of April 21 is the continuation of the Battle of Marathon, of Salamis and Thermopylae." "Learn to listen well and for a long time, instead of speaking out of turn." I read incredulously. A few people look at me. I look at them. We all smile furtively...
Tschaikovsky's Symphonie "Pathetique" is something else. This is one of those pieces that an image-conscious musician will only listen to when he is sure no one else is looking. But there it was, blasting away in amply filled Sanders Theatre, and there we all were, guiltily and depravedly enjoying...