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...Columnist Mortimer and the estate of Editor Lait, who died last year, gave up the pretense of defending the book. To settle the libel suit, Lait's estate and Mortimer paid a "substantial" sum of money to the store, footed the bill for newspaper ads abjectly admitting: "In retrospect and on more careful examination, these statements, we are now convinced, are untrue and were made without proof or credible evidence...
...retrospect, 18th century France seems to have been minueting straight for the guillotine. Its art, with the emphasis on immediate sensual pleasure expressed in delicately tinted surfaces, often lacked the suggestion of tragedy that carries art beyond the incidental and transitory...
...Bilbo almost won out. He became violently ill before the showdown on his seating and died seven months later. If he had lived, it is almost certain that the upper Chamber would have voted to seat him, because in retrospect many Senators realized that failure to grant Bilbo a committee hearing was an unjust violation of traditional Senate procedure. These Senators, then, were supporting an unsavory colleague because he had received unfair treatment. In doing this, they almost lost sight of the fact that Bilbo himself made unfairness a sword, and abusive language his cutting edge...
...this reason, the New Republic's drama critic would undoubtedly pan the first genius to appear on the American stage, should one happen to come along. Bentley's plea for an American Shaw, coupled with his dark musings on the theatre in general, might then seem ridiculous in retrospect...
When Paul Buck retired as Provost last year, his departure was regretted in releases, editorials, and tributes--all with one common failing. They proceeded from the assumption that Buck was lost forever to future Harvard administrations. In the unerring logic of retrospect, this pessimism was unwarranted: the new President and Dean were understandably anxious lest Buck's proven capabilities languish. And Mr. Buck, being Mr. Buck, could not refuse an opportunity to serve...