Word: pardoner
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Sajer can write flowery asides to the non-German civilian: "Shall I ever deserve pardon? . . . Can I ever forget?" But his real peer group then-and now -is that absolutely disciplined iron man, the German soldier. As an Alsatian (he even wrote his memoir in French), he admires with the special fervor of the semi-outsider...
...danger of being executed, Governors have felt less pressure to use their privilege. At the same time, the commuting of prison terms has remained a little-publicized but common practice, used almost as routinely as paroles to reduce sentences. Commutation is, of course, not the equivalent of a pardon; the 15 Arkansas convicts are still under life sentences, unless the Governor makes a further move...
Then why not abandon hope, surrender to the city, and trust in Christ's promised pardon? With stern Calvinistic orthodoxy, Ellul replies that those who do so immediately mark themselves among the unpardoned. For the Christian he suggests a subtler course: work with and in the city, but stay apart from it spiritually, disarming its lures to power and pride with the humor of an "active pessimism." But there may come a time, Ellul cautions, when life in the city "is no longer possible for the Christian." What then? Flee...
...pompous and verbose Goldberg inspired only an apt characterization that is a campaign cliche: "Yesterday I spent a week with Arthur Goldberg." But things began to steam last week as the usually decorous Goldberg responded to a Rockefeller charge with the earthy observation that "Rockefeller is full of bullshit." Pardon? "You can quote me," fumed Goldberg to startled reporters. "I want you to quote...
...former city editor, was appointed ombudsman at the Louisville papers only a few weeks after Raskin's idea appeared in the New York Times Magazine. Since then he has handled complaints from nearly 1,500 readers. Some have resulted in corrections under a standing headline, BEG YOUR PARDON. Some have persuaded the paper to run new stories. Many upset readers have been satisfied simply with a chance to talk to someone in authority...