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...authority had ebbed low on Capitol Hill.* But among Ike's advisers unhappy knowledge drew divided reaction. Ignore it, said some. Counter it, suggested others, by delivering a frontal assault on the economy-harried Congress. Eventually Ike decided to move midway between suggestions, deliver a three-pronged plea: to the people by television, to the leaders of Congress in person, to a segment of his own disoriented party by telephone...
...clangs and hoots echoed through the ship, officers and men tumbled out of bunks, rushed headlong for battle stations. No one seemed to hear the PA system's agitated plea: "Belay that last order!" Meanwhile, the bridge pirates headed for the officers' quarters. Finally a steward asked them the question no one had thought of before: "What are you doing here?" "Of course," says Lennon, "we didn't have any answer...
...Force. The new congressional attitude was more than a fiscal rebellion. It represented a subtle shift in sentiment since the 1956 election-from action to inaction, from do something to don't rock the boat. Even the Democratic National Committee, meeting in Washington, caught the fever. Receiving a plea from Americans for Democratic Action for adequate civil rights legislation, the committee quickly decided the message fell under the heading of "information," required no action. Instead, committeemen enthusiastically applauded the idea of making a big issue out of tax cuts...
...Security Storm. Herbert Brownell became acquainted with this loneliness in his first days as Attorney General. When Dwight Eisenhower took office, he found on his desk the plea for clemency of Atom Spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. Brownell recommended against clemency. The Rosenberg execution was set for the Friday of June 19, 1953, at dusk because the Jewish Sabbath begins at sundown. Worldwide pressure against the execution was tremendous, the Pope used his good offices for mercy, more than 5,000 pickets chanted party-line slogans in front of the White House. Brownell quietly advised the President to go ahead...
Orwell believed clear thinking is both possible and important, and that clear writing fosters it. His design was to foster both. In several essays he made his plea for clear writing quite explicit, even listing the habits that make good style. But I think Orwell's message was best where less explicit; as a preacher he seemed to nag. I find his example more gracious than his sermons. If you believe it is important to write clearly, it makes much more sense to start by writing clearly than to talk about clear writing. That was what...