Word: ruthlessness
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Harsh, haunted, as chilling as a fever dream, Still in Saigon is music made from the silence of the dead. Like John Fogerty in his great songs for Creedence Clearwater Revival (Run Through the Jungle, Fortunate Son, Who'll Stop the Rain), Daley writes with ruthless simplicity. Still in Saigon has no patience with protest. Its power comes from undeflected imagery and reflective compassion: "The ground at home/ Was covered with snow/ And I was covered with sweat/ My younger brother calls me a killer/ And my Daddy calls me a vet .../ Damned if I know...
...wish such publicity efforts and genuine good intentions could prevent the coming crisis in college admissions; at best, however, they can only be counted on to make a terrible situation slightly less painful. They cannot restore the confidence that the Administration's ruthless budget cuts have destroyed. So it is all the more crucial that students, faculty, and administrators redouble their efforts on the legislative front, too--by rallying, voting, or lobbying Congress--in the hope of that Congress will be forced to turn against Reagan and repair some of the damage it has already done...
...campaign to crush the small but hard-hitting leftist guerrilla movement. In addition, right-wing paramilitary groups, like the Secret Anti-Communist Army (E.S.A.), appear to do their murderous work with the tacit cooperation of the authorities and are responsible for another large portion of the civilian deaths. Such ruthless tactics on all sides have nearly destroyed the moderate political center...
...unrepentant to the end. "I know I broke no laws," said Senator Harrison Williams before all 99 of his colleagues. He had been victimized by the FBI, "ruthless con men bearing hunting licenses," said the New Jersey Democrat. He quoted the Lord's Prayer ("Lead us not into temptation") and volunteered that "God Almighty had something to do with all of this." And then he resigned. "I leave in good spirits, good heart and strong resolve. I feel no stain. I've been strengthened...
...endow it with a meaning compatible with the values of their society. If peace is equated simply with the absence of war, if the yearning for peace is not allied with a sense of justice, it can become an abject pacifism that turns the world over to the most ruthless. To build peace on reciprocal restraint; to suffuse our concept of order with our country's commitment to freedom; to strive for peace without abdication and for order without unnecessary confrontation-therein resides the ultimate test of American statesmanship...