Word: respectibility
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Chinatown itself is also in the background--and curiously far. Only one scene takes place there, but it figures importantly in Gittis's background. He was a detective there and got involved with a woman and learned its lack of respect for life, but the outlines are blurry--out of focus. Maybe too far out of focus for some people--I'm guessing the worst thing that could be wrong with this film is that about two thirds of the way through you might worry about why the title seems irrelevant. But by that point in the story I doubt...
...Fort Leavenworth, Kans. "But don't discount experience. Someone may remind you that Napoleon led armies before he was 30 and Alexander the Great died at 33. Alexander might have been even greater if he had lived to an older age and had had more experience. In this respect, I especially like [the] theory that 'judgment comes from experience and experience comes from bad judgment...
...Respect for authority is taught from birth, and in Africa as nowhere else, might means right. Most Africans shrug and accept the winners in the power game. Opposition in much of the continent is regarded as not only unhealthy but also a bit improper. Leaders tend to be military usurpers; there have been two dozen military coups in the past decade. New leaders emerge literally overnight, but Africa is not fruitful ground as yet for the steady and gradual development of leadership...
...years ago in Aperture Magazine, and if that is the case it is not to be missed. The original photograuvres in this show are exceedingly beautiful, but not only because of the way they are composed or shot. These portraits treat their subjects with just an incredible amount of respect, and the humanity and dignity that emerges is nurture for the soul. The school is located at 537 Commonwealth Ave. in Boston; the gallery is open from...
...make its contribution to the system only by maintaining close access [to government]- a closer access than can ever be provided by law. The price of such access is some degree of cooperation and sympathy for government-not a slavish adulation, as it is sometimes said, but a decent respect for authority, a willingness to see government and persons in government given the opportunity to do their...