Word: plain
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Most hopefully, there are very good reasons to believe that the intent to use our best weapons at once in meeting local Communist aggression-an intent made clear and plain to the Communists- would prevent such aggressions. If we foolishly allowed the Communists to be lieve that they could engage in aggression on their own timetable, in the place they choose, and with assurance they would meet only the type weapons they elect to employ, we would encourage local aggression everywhere...
Quarles's firm conclusion: Though much is spoken "of the uses of modern weapons in the prosecution of war . . . the most profitable use of modern arms is in making their readiness for employment and the intent to employ them so plain that no war occurs. To deter not only total war, but limited war as well, I believe we must make clear to all potential aggressors that we will resist aggression with our quality weapons from the outset. Any lesser posture of deterrence is an open invitation to aggression, and is less than our best effort to avert...
...delivered by a President of the opposite political faith. Humphrey was not alone in his estimation of Dwight Eisenhower's speech (TIME, Jan. 28); rarely before in U.S. political history had the ideals and ideas of one man struck so responsive a chord among politicians, pundits and just plain people of generally divergent opinions...
...individual initiative. By now he has come to recognize the high stakes and high cost involved in cold war, is willing to postpone tax cuts and settle for a balanced (if bigger) national budget and a fiscal policy that keeps a tight checkrein on inflation. Nonetheless it is plain that Humphrey is not happy with the course of ever-growing Republican government...
...with U.S. Senator Prescott Bush and most other state candidates sailing home on Ike's coattails. Last week the President hand-picked-and the National Committee elected-for Republican national chairman the man who is entitled to much of the credit for the Connecticut record: plain-talking, swift-striding H. (for Hugh) Meade Alcorn Jr.. 49, Connecticut national committeeman...