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...Just once or twice in a century," said Clare Boothe Luce, "a man appears on the political scene who is brilliant, witty, courageous, honest-and articulate. What a wonderful thing it is to be on his side of the political barricades." The man she was talking about, William F. Buckley Jr., editor of the National Review and Conservative Party candidate for mayor of New York City, reacted in a way that measured up to at least part of the billing: "Normally, when Mrs. Luce makes a political evaluation, I find myself nodding my head and thinking, 'She is profoundly...
Henry Robinson Luce, LL.D., Editorial Chairman, Time Inc. The history of our century could not be written without recognizing the impact upon journalism and opinion of publications you have fathered, which now reach more than fifty million readers on this earth -with every prospect of future editions for other planets to come...
...statement Maher helped write that is being distributed by PL across the country accuses Luce of having been dropped for other reasons: "like all of us he was under tremendous pressure. He was facing 20 years in jail and a $20,000 fine for having visited Cuba. Early this year, we had discovered that he had succumbed to these pressures. To escape, he began using heroin, embezzling funds form the movement to pay for his need; indeed, he finally sold out to the police, to the 'destroy-PL' campaign. To feed his illness, to escape form the reality...
Aside from attacking Lace's general allegation that M-2-M was a puppet of the PLP, Maher also objected to Luce's specific statements. "The existence of an arms cache is total ball. Our program is entirely is the open. We believe there must be a revolution, but it cannot come for a long time--not until the millions understand the need...
Maher believe that one member of the national committee of M-2-M is a member of PL, but that Lace's statement that PL controls a majority of the M-2-M have created their own ideology as individuals, not under orders from anyone. That whole Luce article and the piece accompanying it came straight out of Luce's head. To me, most of his allegations are simply ridiculous. "The leadership of PL seems to agree: a PL lawyer has field suit charging the Post with Hbel...