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...fundamental belief, says political scientist Sprinzak, "is, 'We're still at Masada, much stronger, not as isolated, but still a Jewish island in a sea of hostile Arabs." Leaders who can assess their choices only in terms of preconceived, fixed notions, who refuse to benefit from experience, who reject contrary signs of a better course, says historian Tuchman, are the ones doomed to folly. That, she notes, is what cost Rehoboam, son of King Solomon, the Kingdom of Israel and the 10 tribes forever...
...later life Nixon appears to have regarded all Kennedys as having been placed on earth to torment him. John Kennedy became the gold standard for the style of presidential leadership, and as President, Nixon, to his eternal chagrin, could never seem to decide whether to emulate it or reject...
...focus groups, and some of the polling is quite sophisticated," the adviser continues. "As in America, the battle is for the center. In Russia that's about 20% of the vote. They're the ones who'll decide it, and I really think that in the end they'll reject a return to communism...
Finally, we will continue to make clear our support for a strong and permanent democratic process in Russia--for free elections, a free press and the rule of law. President Yeltsin was right to reject calls to postpone the presidential elections, for that would undermine democracy without solving any of Russia's fundamental problems. We will also support imf and American assistance to Russia's economy, as long as Russia remains committed to market reform...
...Billy Graham. Billy and Ruth had not been overbearing about Franklin's religious life, but on his 22nd birthday in 1974, he recalls, his father confronted him, saying "You can't continue to play the middle ground. Either you're going to choose to follow and obey him or reject him." Feeling resentful, Franklin left shortly afterward to assist a Graham friend with a tour of the Holy Land. But several days later, in a hotel room in Jerusalem, he reread what might be called the New Testament's great amnesty clause, Romans 8: 1: "There is therefore...