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...Mister Roberts (on stage 1948-51, on screen 1955) he could still show surprise that the men of the U.S.S. Reluctant would confer so much moral authority on him. But from then on the Fonda character was at ease with his place in American history, whether as a lone righteous juror in 12 Angry Men, or as any number of military men, government officials?and desperadoes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Two Who Get It Right | 11/16/1981 | See Source »

...some reason, the righteous, superstar assertion, that you want to believe so much, that I did believe when I say him in concert, once recorded, diminishes his victory. I'd rather Garland keep fighting his rather, fighting racial injustice, fithting urban dacay, than to tell me the fighting's over. This is a good collection of Jeffreys songs for the uninitiated, but besides having some of the best from his albums, it also exposes his weaknesses. Maybe the problem is that anyone who so completely bares his soul demands that we take the good with the bad. So Garland Jeffreys...

Author: By David M. Handelman, | Title: The Demons of Pseudo-Euro-Disco; Jeffreys, Hunter, Kinks & Stones Redux | 10/29/1981 | See Source »

...stuffy, self-righteous, a bit of a prude...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: A Timid, Truncated New Season | 10/5/1981 | See Source »

...especially in this business, but it's rather dangerous to apply it in rock 'n' roll," Graham said. He added that the rock group felt "no anger, only disappointment" at the cancellation of two proposed Boston shows for the 2,800-seat Orpheum Theatre, which he described as the "righteous place" for a public concert...

Author: By James G. Hershberg, | Title: Rumors of Stones Concert Fly Despite Collapse of Negotiations | 9/18/1981 | See Source »

Jesse was five years younger than Brother Wriston (now 64 and a retired Woolworth store manager) and eight years older than Sister Mary Elizabeth (now 52 and a Monroe housewife). The family led a cozy, righteous life that makes sampler platitudes seem profound. The father, remembers a friend, "was courteous but firm as a rock. People knew he meant business. Young Jesse didn't argue with him." On Wednesday night the Helmses were always at First Baptist Church prayer meeting, and on Sunday morning at services. Fundamentalism perked all over North Carolina after World War I. Churchgoers quickened their step...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: To the Right, March!: Jesse Helms | 9/14/1981 | See Source »

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