Word: reflective
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...reluctance to share foreign policy decision-making with Congress, most notably on the Cyprus issue. Contends Rosenthal: "No doubt dealing with Brademas, Sarbanes and myself is less exciting than dealing with Mao and Brezhnev, but he [Kissinger] must deal with us and with other members of Congress because we reflect the will of the American people." That could possibly be true, but it is precisely because the Cyprus situation has stirred relatively little public debate in the U.S. that a concentrated lobbying effort can have great impact...
...devoid of optimistic promises. It was realistic about the limited role that the Federal Government can play in fighting crime, which is largely under state and local jurisdiction. The main thrust of Ford's proposals was to ensure that serious offenders go to prison. In this he seemed to reflect a growing consensus of both liberals and conservatives. Ford called for mandatory jailing, with certain exceptions, of persons who commit violent offenses under federal jurisdiction. He also urged a reform of the chaotic system of federal laws. State legislatures should follow suit, he suggested, and he asked Congress to authorize...
...McNamara has imposed a tough policy on the use of weapons. In response, K.C. cops last year fired their guns at people 80% fewer times than in 1973 and at the same time were able to make a dramatic increase in the number of arrests. The figures did not reflect merely a hike in crime. Says McNamara: "Kansas Citians, especially those in our minority community, now feel more comfortable with the police...
...President appoints and can dismiss the government (the Premier and his ministers) without consulting Parliament. He can dissolve Parliament without consulting the government if he believes it does not reflect the national mood or deems it unstable, but he must call new elections within 30 days...
...their Class Day faculty speaker. Said Class Marshal Harden Wiedemann: "He is respected because of his scholastic endeavor, but more than that, though he is not often available to students, when he is, he is totally devoted to them." In his Class Day speech Galbraith himself chose to "reflect on the 41 years that I have been at Harvard, or, as some of my colleagues would prefer, the 41 years that I have been frequently not at Harvard...