Word: needed
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Certainly the U.S. will suffer serious political costs in liquidating a struggle in which we have excessively enmeshed ourselves, and it would be naive to pretend otherwise. But if we are sensible about it and do not blow up the dragons of catastrophe beyond life size, those costs need be only short term. In fact, if we learn the right lessons and resist drawing the wrong conclusions from this unhappy national experience, we may, over the long pull, emerge the stronger...
...this year on his proposal for a lottery procedure for the draft. The bill passed the House, but Democratic leaders in the Senate want to reform the whole Selective Service Act and contend that this requires more time. The issue apparently will reemerge next year, but Nixon need not wait. He can institute certain reforms, short of a lottery system, by executive decree...
...visiting his home town with his wife and children examines his bizarre behavior at a drugstore (a childhood hangout). "It seemed to him now that he had gone to the drugstore on purpose that morning. . . . It had been intended to satisfy some passing and unnamed need of his, but the adventure had cut too deep in his memory, and into what was more than mere memory . . . cut beyond all the good sense and reasonableness that made life seem worthwhile-or even tolerable." Matt finds his dark face-his hostile violent face-"a monstrous obtrusion on the relatively bright scene that...
...victory, you've closed the labs, there's no need for more blood, for God's sake, "Lettvin said, tears rolling down his cheeks. But the protestors continued chanting "MIRV goes first" while he spoke. "My God, they won't listen." Lettvin said...
...always vote for Al: he looks out for us. He takes care of his people, and so we work for him and vote for him. He makes sureeverything works smoothly in the community. You need help, you go ask AI. Whether it's a street needs plowing or a child who's sick and needs special help, you out. He pays attention to us all the time, not just around elections. He comes to our weddings, baptisms, parties, comes around to visit just to see how we're doing. He looks out for us and we look...