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...easy and formulaic dismissal of Washington as more of the same, that is certainly a posibility. But because of his record of reform and the recent decay of the machine, it would seem more prudent to beed Chicago press sage Mike Royko's injunction for the standard of innocent until proven guilty: "Until he fouls up, give him a chance." Mark Csikszentmihalyi...
...Marcus Cunliffe points out that Washington was a good man but not a saint, a competent soldier but not great, thoughtful but not brilliant like Alexander Hamilton. He was a respectable administrator but certainly not a genius. All this and more his biographers have put down. Washington was a prudent conserver but not a brilliant reformer. He was sober unto dullness. He lacked the common touch so much that not even his British enemies had a derogatory nickname for him during the war. He could strip off his coat and help the field hands, but he had no very close...
...refreshing to read your appreciation of contemporary design in the new Senate office building. But a ⅞-in. to 2-in. stone veneer that is properly designed and installed is not necessarily inferior construction. It is a prudent and economical use of one of our natural resources...
...military leader, Garcia had been hinting that he would stay on as Defense Minister past his scheduled retirement date in February and that he might even run for President when elections are held in March 1984. Now, his authority shaken, Garcia is expected to resign "after a prudent, face-saving time period," according to one U.S. official...
Even financially prudent countries believed that going into debt made economic sense. They borrowed five-year money on the assumption that their economies would grow faster than oil prices. Since the loans were mainly in dollars and inflation in the U.S. was depressing the value of the dollar, the borrowers believed that they could repay loans taken today with cheaper dollars tomorrow. Everywhere, going into debt was seen as the means to put off painful, belt-tightening decisions...