Word: misguidedness
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Privately, Nixon expressed sorrow for the "personal tragedies" of the people involved in Watergate-who, as one high Administration official put it, were "decent, highly principled men motivated by a misguided sense of loyalty" -but there was no sign that he considered the affair especially troublesome. At a black-tie...
Misguided or unprincipled therapists harm their patients in a variety of ways. An exploitative "expert" may induce them to have sex with him, insisting that this is part of the treatment. Voyeuristic therapists sometimes ask couples to perform under observation, a practice that Masters considers acceptable only for research purposes...
Through the last few harrowing weeks, the President has repeatedly reminded the public that these men -- particularly Haldeman and Ehrlichman -- believed in the action they took. There is no assurance that Nixon did not also believe in the espionage as well. Somehow, misguided idealism is less comforting than intentional wrongdoing...
Nixon seems prepared to use executive privilege as a presidential umbrella for sheltering his misguided aides. But there is an underlying suspicion that he is using it to protect the American system from a constitutional disaster. The American system needs no favors from Richard Nixon, and the American people need...
AN EVEN MORE insidious idea is that the Chinese will engage in trade expressly for the purpose of giving the United States benefits not permitted to other countries. Such "political" trade can only complicate already strained commercial relations between the United States and its Japanese and European partners. Again, it...