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...very same Senator Kennedy whom Mr. Chase so vehemently berates. Might we not query Mr. Chase as to how he accounts for Senator Kennedy's vote in favor of the St. Lawrence Seaway. . . . Or let us consider the Senator's prophetic call for Algerian self-determination--to whose selfish interests was he pandering then, all those "piggish, self-centered" Algerian voters in Boston? . . . Not to mention the Senator's courageous stand on the National Defense Education Act's inexcusable loyalty oath and affidavit provisions--undoubtedly brought about by pressure from "Boss Pusey...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: GOVERNMENT BY INTEREST | 1/25/1960 | See Source »

After serving three years in Sugamo Prison, Kishi and 18 other "Class" A war-crime suspects" were released without trial. In jail he had read Confucius, exercised, cleaned cells and latrines, despised the craven and selfish behavior of the admirals and generals in prison with him, and thought. Kishi recalls: "I had plenty of time to strip my own soul naked and study it." He says he was "forced to the conclusion that the war had been futile from the start. I became convinced that Japan must never again be involved in war." Finally, "when I found...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JAPAN: Bonus to Be Wisely Spent | 1/25/1960 | See Source »

Then I hope to make this truth clear-that, on all this earth, not anywhere does our nation seek territory, selfish gain or unfair advantage for itself. I hope all can understand that beyond her shores, as at home, America aspires only to promote human happiness, justly achieved...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: PEACE & FRIENDSHIP-IN FREEDOM | 12/14/1959 | See Source »

...these shamans of big-time football turn for advice to the coach at a small Eastern college? Answer: Delaware's chess-playing, 39-year-old David Moir Nelson has one of the finest football brains in the business. And, says Dietzel, "he is not selfish in sharing his knowledge with others." In a word, "Admiral" Nelson is the coaches' coach...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Endicott 8-8511 | 11/23/1959 | See Source »

...Princeton has selfish motives for wishing repeal of this act," Charles E. Lister '60 charged. He suggested that Princeton's geographic isolation results in a desire among Tiger undergraduates for increased interstate commerce. A series of bi-weekly mixers for Princeton men with New Jersey girls schools might ease their problem, Lister continued...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: College Debaters Tie Inept Nassau Orators | 11/7/1959 | See Source »

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