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...proceeded apace, a relative lull descended on the fighting, and there was muted optimism that the Communists might not after all succeed in taking Hué. But that would probably only mean a strike elsewhere. The prospect remained for more bloodshed in a war in which more deaths seemed pointless-and it cried out for negotiation. Yet, as so often in this agonizing conflict, there would obviously be no bargaining until the latest phase of escalation was felt on the battlefield. A tantalizing hope of a diplomatic breakthrough that might have avoided the showdown had flamed briefly, then flickered...
...cannot afford to waste an hour making pointless demands of this University. We have tried that before--unsuccessfully. Instead, we must aim our force against the source of the suffering: the United States government. The varmakers in our midst are most vulnerable now, as they bear the attacks of people throughout the world...
Isolated attacks on universities, and corporations as well, are pointless when serious efforts are being made throughout the country to protest the latest escalation of the war in Southeast Asia. History has shown that under sufficient pressure the American government, and the American people, respond to united and disciplined expressions of discontent. Just as surely, they are repulsed by aimless violence...
...random. Ray's life, his convictions for small-time robberies, his year of wandering after his escape from a Missouri prison in April 1967 and his resolve at some point during that year to kill the black man who had won the Nobel Peace Prize, all seem virtually pointless...
...December I was always very sullen with Barrie. His jokes annoyed me, his endless anecdotes seemed pointless, and the incessant cold, inside and out, of a London winter felt more chill with him. I grumbled about it, I cut off his rantings in midstream, I complained about everything when I was with...