Word: obeys
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...people willingly torture their fellow human beings? Oxford University Clinical Lecturer in Psychiatry Anthony Storr argues that often the torturer is motivated not by malice or by sadism but by an overpowering will to obey. "Torturers," says Storr, "are hierarchical people in that they accept and seek authority structures. They are people who obey orders without question." Whether leftist or rightist, many torturers link a fervent patriotism with a fanatical self-righteousness. Their victims often describe these torturers as intelligent but unbalanced, full of moral certitude but viciously vindictive toward people who hold beliefs contrary to their...
...REVELATIONS: Those bastards down there [in Washington] have got to figure out that there are some rules in this society that they're going to live with, along with everyone else. They're going to tell the truth, they're going to obey the law, and they're going to listen to people ... But the idea that you can defend this nation within the Constitution, under the law, and tell the truth is still considered a sort of childish, feminine position...
...When the Hays scandal broke in May, House Speaker Carl Albert gave the job of proposing reforms to a three-man committee headed by Wisconsin's David Obey, 37, a tough-minded and rising Democratic star. The group advocated curbing the authority of the House Administration Committee, which Hays used to dispense favors and build his power until he resigned his chairmanship last week. Under Hays, the committee had the right to increase Congressmen's allowances and even the size of their staffs. To prevent abuses, Obey recommended that such changes be granted only by a vote...
...money from expense allowances-such as stationery and travel back home-that is not spent. Theoretically, he could pocket up to $11,000 every year. Under the present system, the Congressmen have 14 separate accounts, which they guard and use like so many cookie jars on the mantel. Obey's trio recommended not only that seven be consolidated into one master account but that Congressmen be held strictly responsible for keeping proper records, such as vouchers and receipts. The group also recommended that each Congressman and committee chairman be required to certify monthly just who is on the payroll...
...want to have the members under me who will be willing to obey me even though they may have to disobey their own parents and the Presidents of their own nations. And if I gain half the population of the world, I can turn the whole world upside down...