Word: singularity
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...propositions, printed in the back of the Prayer Book, called the Articles of Religion; but they are not a Confession of Faith; they represent the allergic reaction of our Church to 'papists' on the one hand and 'puritans' on the other at a singular point in our history . . . Actually we take seriously the views of theologians and synods of all centuries -and precisely because we 'sit loose' to all of them...
...Bogart) is stranded with his wife (Miss Lollopalooza). Stranded with them are a small (but disciplined) 'group of intriguers, who boast some of the world's greatest faces. The stout Englishman, the spaghettilike Italian, the German exponent of German culture (Peter Lorre) and Mr. Bogart, with his own lovably singular mug, encompass the cinematic world of racketeers, spies, secret agents...
...ambitious and "distinctly rich" Lindemann, said Snow, began "eating his singular vegetarian meals at a good many of the great English houses." He met Churchill, formed a lifelong friendship, even though Churchill soon was out of political favor. Tizard took a different road. After teaching at Oxford, he turned to science-advising at Whitehall, and with his bluff, soldierly manner "fitted into that world from the start." Lindemann was jealous...
...American debate ("ridiculous," Aron calls it) on the morality and politics of the Algerian situation drags interminably through the editorial pages and literary journals of the West. "When, having learned by experience, the Americans recognize that nationalism in Africa or Asia is neither democratic nor liberal," (writes Aron with singular clarity,) "they plead the inevitable: it would be vain, in the modern world, to oppose the liberation of the colored races...If we assume that they are right, the Americans should not be astonished that the French are not easily convinced." It is easier, as W.W. Rostow has noted...
...blazing away for Kennedy. He is one of the few pundits who have made a personal declaration in print: Kennedy, wrote Lippmann, would "make much the better President.'' To Lippmann, it "has been truly impressive to see the precision of Mr. Kennedy's mind, his singular lack of demagoguery and sloganeering, the stability and steadfastness of his nerves, his coolness and his courage -the recognizable marks of a man who, besides being highly trained, is a natural leader." By contrast, Nixon is "an indecisive man who lacks that inner conviction and self-confidence which are the marks...