Word: reactionism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...reaction in Buffalo to the trade (if you can call it simply a trade) was somewhat of a cross between out rage and bitter relief...
...Mormon Church never found it easy to deny the priesthood to blacks. The revelation extending this privilege brought joy to the entire church. Such a reaction is hardly that of a group of racists "abandoning racism...
...diplomats were surprised by that cautious reaction. Said one U.S. officer in Moscow: "There has been an amazing lack of vigor, courage and activity on the part of the business community in backing up Crawford...
...national leadership. "I refuse to go along with the philosophy that you don't criticize Israel in public," he said. "I think Javits' statement is an articulation of a frustration on the part of many Jews and non-Jews that peace is slipping by. Knee-jerk reaction to criticize anyone who criticizes Israel is being a bit irresponsible...
...Egyptian President's reaction to the Israeli vote was publicly mild. "If the peace initiative should fail," he said, "it will not be the end of the world. There will be a new approach." Privately, he has taken comfort from the amount of opposition in Israel to Begin's stand, particularly Weizman's strong reaction. Sadat has threatened in the past to let the Sinai disengagement agreement lapse in October, when it comes up for renewal, if the impasse has not been broken by then. But what he really hopes is that the U.S. will become what...