Word: sakes
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...brought the three men they had promised to free. Both encounters were rigged by the Viet Cong with an eye to making as much propaganda mileage as possible for the National Liberation Front. The U.S., naturally, did not like the situation, but was willing to endure it for the sake of freeing the three captives...
Alaska Governor Walter Hickel also stirred controversy when discussing his new job as Interior Secretary. "I think we have had a policy of conservation for conservation's sake," he said. "Just to withdraw a large area for conservation purposes and lock it up for no reason doesn't have any merit." His statement immediately evoked the image of a reckless exploitation of natural resources...
...boys, with their whiskers, desperately trying to show these magnificent mini-skirted creatures that they are her equal. They are more immature than the girl, and if we pass this measure we are going to put a great burden on this boy's shoulders. For heaven's sake, let us give the boy a chance!" Apparently, she was convincing: the Lords passed an amendment only dropping...
...urges. The result is a search for substitute forms of gratification, which too often lead man not only to fantasies of power but to acts of violence. Through the psychology of self-justification, he compulsively seeks power, coveting it not for what it can accomplish but for its own sake. In short, power becomes pornographic...
...HATE A THING FOR ITS OWN SAKE -- THERE IS THE MIRACLE...