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Unable to surmount long-held biases in the workplace, blacks feel that they have been equally cut off from the social circles that revolve around every company. Even those who would like to fraternize with fellow workers away from the office complain that they are seldom included. That hurts their day-to-day relations with peers and subordinates, and keeps them out of the old-boy network so useful to the careers of whites...
Your article on PACs reinforced my long-held conviction that any branch of government can be bought...
Finally, the U.S. will have to continue to re-examine the long-held premises that its interests are identical to Israel's and that only Israel can decide what to do with the material support it receives from Washington. The ultimate test for the U.S. will be whether it will have the patience to maintain an active, creative policy in the region, or whether, as it has so many times in the past, the U.S. will lose interest once the immediate crisis is over. If the U.S. does not seize this opportunity, the various parties are almost sure...
...Begin's positions, and stated that if our efforts should fail, then when the equitable Egyptian proposals were made known, they would bring the condemnation of the world on the Israeli leader. I pointed out that Begin was a man of integrity and honor, with very deep and long-held opinions. It was difficult for him to change. He had spent a lifetime developing, expounding and defending his ideas, even at great personal danger...
...agreeable and anecdotal President is well suited for a medium that makes the wrathful appear foolish and the meticulous seem boring. But his agreeableness does not totally conceal his stubborn adherence to long-held opinions (which he might call convictions) even when their results are disastrous. Ful bright but that the polls show "disapproval of the policies of this President but still show great approval of him personally. It means he has a fine personality, but ... it has nothing to do with the formulation of wise policy...