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...SETTING: THE HALL OF MIRRORS, VERSAILLES, JANUARY 1871: In the palace of the Bourbons, the rulers of Germany's 25 independent and quarrelsome states gather to savor the fruits of their victory over France's armies. The Franco-Prussian War has given the Germans something that eluded them for centuries?unity. As the architect of that unity, Count Otto von Bismarck looks on, gripping the long spike of his Prussian helmet, while Prussia's King Wilhelm proclaims the establishment of the German Empire. Historian Thomas Carlyle hails the German victory in a letter to the Times of London: "That noble...
...many of the 800,000 New Yorkers who daily travel by cab were like ex-smokers who find that they can savor food again. Among other things, they rediscovered the unfamiliar art of walking. Those who drove their own cars found that without 12,000 taxis, the streets were almost unnaturally serene and clear. Air pollution seemed to diminish somewhat, along with the noise of horns and the city's general apoplexy. Taxi users welcomed a respite from cabbies' customary harangues. Mainly, there was that remote, subversive inkling that occurs only when routine is abruptly broken: "Maybe...
...Rome, the court that will hear divorce pleas is already struggling with a backlog of 2,400 family cases-enough to keep it busy through mid-1972. The expected addition of 30,000 divorce cases to the docket means that many Italians will not get a chance to savor divorce Italian style until...
...heroic subtitle saved this speech for English audiences. O. R. T. F., for which Godard made Le Gai Savor, bleeped out every word except "under orders from the ghost of Artaud...
Much of Rogers' impact came from his delivery, and Whitmore has mastered that perfect timing: "We've got the best politicians in the country [pause] that money can buy." Not surprisingly, Rogers' political sallies have a particular savor for a Washington audience: "When you straddle an issue, it takes a lot more explaining." Or, "My little jokes don't hurt anybody, but when Congress makes a joke, it's a law." The biggest laugh of the evening erupted on his comment about Calvin Coolidge: "When he was Vice President, he done the right thing...