Word: quit
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Capitol, 19 cops were standing around with nothing to do. It was a beautiful sight to see them so inactive. We walked around the front of the building, and then my candle quit on us. There were only 50 yards left...
...press conference, President Nixon reaffirmed that U.S. troops would quit Cambodia by July 1 and added that he "would expect that the South Vietnamese would come out approximately at the same time that we do because when we come out our logistical support and air support will also come out with them." Three days later, President Nguyen Van Thieu said that his troops faced no deadline and that they would feel free to return later whenever asked to do so by the Cambodian government...
Whether to quit or not to quit, and when, in a disagreement over policy is a dilemma not confined to people in government. But it is particularly painful for the dissident officeholder: Would he have a better chance of making his case by staying on as a good team player and fighting for his ideas from within? Or would it be more effective to carry his battle to the world...
...result, high Government officials in the U.S. tend to hang on to office grimly, despite their disagreements. Dedicated to consensus politics, not ideology, they seem to be horrified at the thought of rocking the boat or making a scene. When men do quit eventually on principle, they usually tiptoe out on stocking feet, leaving behind bouquets, smiles and warm letters. That is how Dean Acheson bowed out as Under Secretary of the Treasury in 1933 after a dispute with F.D.R. over fiscal policy. Roosevelt was properly appreciative. Some years later, when another official left with less discretion, sending the White...
...smoked half a pack a day for 20 years. "I got so I couldn't breathe properly, and I started worrying about my voice." As a singing crusader, though, Felicia Sanders has discovered she has a private price to pay: "The song reminds me I've just quit smoking. When I get to my dressing room, I want a cigarette so bad I could just...