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...cynicism he sees everywhere. He says he cannot remember a time when the country was so full of fear. He recalls how people sneered at his call for the "politics of joy" in 1968 and concedes that it probably did not suit the climate. He was struck by a remark British Prime Minister Harold Wilson made to him a few years ago, that sometimes a country needs a leader who can seem more like a family doctor. It helps Humphrey understand why people receive him so cheerfully now. He says, "I'm not a hater...
...notorious phrase, "any by-hook-or-by-crook method can be applied. It doesn't matter whether a cat is black or white so long as it catches mice." At the same time, he also suggested that "the dictatorship be diluted and democracy be expanded," a remark that was later interpreted as a direct challenge to Mao's belief that the party's reins of power should never be relaxed...
...bully," says Monsignor Philip Kenney, vicar of community affairs for the ManChester diocese. "A lot of people who have been duped by him should read this book." Adds former New Hampshire Governor Walter Peterson, whose teenage daughter suffered an emotional breakdown after Loeb vilified her for an innocent remark about marijuana use: "Kevin Cash has performed a significant public service...
Perera's ouster led to a break with the Trotskyites, who had been in uneasy coalition with the Prime Minister's Sri Lanka Freedom Party. The apparent cause of the political spat was a remark reputedly made by Perera to the effect that Mrs. Bandaranaike's husband had no consistent policy. Perera later apologized for giving offense, but Mrs. Bandaranaike replied that her party would not tolerate "throat cutting hi the guise of unity" and forced the Trotskyites out of the government. Others believe the firing of Perera was the result of a tug of war within...
Luck also helped the Crimson in the 600-yard run. Although Peters won, Martin and Gary Schmidt of Harvard tied for second only one-tenth of a second behind. It was finishes such as that of the 600-yard event which caused McCurday to remark, "whenever points were in doubt, they went...