Word: respecting
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Respect for the Record. Ling spends his leisure time at his $2,000,000 home (for which he borrowed $750,000), which is appointed with $500,000 worth of furnishings and objets...
...outright attack on a sovereign state by another without any declaration of war. Even assuming that America is capable of innovation in every aspect of war, the bombing is not a welcome precedent for a nation that has long been known for its moralistic foreign policy. We certainly respect the American ability at self-control which the sophisticated idea of a step-like escalation seems to demonstrate, but the logic of escalation itself seems very alien to us. It looks like beating somebody with one hand, while asking at the same time for a gentlemanly discussion with him. Should...
...founding fathers said that they presented their case 'with a decent respect for the opinion of mankind.' That did not mean that they were entering into a sort of global popularity contest. Far from it. They knew what they believed-and to their unshakable beliefs they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. But they did want as many people as possible everywhere to know what they were doing and why. Not only then, but down through the centuries. Today we think in our devotion to liberty under law we have something useful...
...logician. His style is to punch ideas around, not cut them apart. He was often his most severe critic, admitting mistakes readily--as, for example, on his decision to release class ranks to draft boards without consulting students. But he was not often wrong, and he won the respect of Faculty as well as students...
...administrator, and, if his colleagues are to be believed, he is very good--perhaps excellent--at the job. Monro is a tireless worker, comes in early in the morning, and, more often than not, stays late at night. He has established an easy rapport with his fellow administrators; the respect for him is probably a mark of the quality of his work and his style of operation...