Word: recklessly
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...President's belated blockade has the backing of every patriotic citizen. But where was Mr. Kennedy while the Soviets were setting up dangerous nuclear missile bases in Cuba? He was out campaigning against reckless Republicans like Senator Capehart, who demanded a Cuban blockade...
...Cubans been frightened by the prospect of United States action, they would have turned from their reckless course a month ago in the face of Kennedy's declared intention to prevent the establishment of a Soviet base. But the sad truth is the Castro government is no longer a free agent and any appeal to it at this time would not only be self-delusion, but might also be interpreted as a sign of weakness...
Thirty-one years ago, when California's Richfield Oil Co. collapsed from reckless overexpansion and feckless management, giants scrambled for the pieces. Among the contenders was the late Harry Ford Sinclair, who hustled in from the east in his company Fokker to announce: "Gentlemen, I am in California and I am in to stay...
...Congressional committees are going far beyond their legitimate powers of investigating the operations of the Government or gathering information to use in legislation: "A reckless minority is endangering the integrity of the entire Congress by persisting in investigations for the purpose of exposure or public punishment...
...alternative to reckless bravery, brute stamina is acceptable. The idea is to accumulate a staggering number of "events" in the course of a day. A lawyer friend visiting the Robert Kennedys gained favorable attention by participating in five events before breakfast; he had reached 14-from trampoline-jumping to eating a sandwich with sand in it-before the day was over. Astronaut John Glenn piled up favorable mention by bicycle riding, swimming, playing touch football and baseball, falling into the bay while water-skiing with Jackie, and barely ducking a crashing boom after he hesitated for a moment in carrying...