Word: sirs
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Sir / There are those of us in Alcoholics Anonymous who rejoice in our sobriety. At a recent dinner dance at a newly dedicated Al-Anon Club, a woman was heard to remark that it was not she but her husband who had been the problem drinker. She herself had never tasted alcohol in all her life. "Oh, what a shame," replied a veteran boozer sadly. "Then you'll never know how good it feels to recover...
...Sir / It amused me to see the use of a biblical quote preface the article on "Why Those Tapes Were Made" [April 22]. Since TIME is in a biblical mood, how about "Vengeance is mine, saith the Lord and TIME magazine...
...Sir / Referring to your Essay of April 22, it seems to me that half the election campaign spending could be easily curtailed. Just limit electioneering to one month-Oct. 1 to 31, no earlier and no later...
...Sir / The conversations that the President has made public leave little doubt that the "sinister force" in the White House organization is none other than the President himself. One wonders what he is still holding back. The conversations prove beyond doubt that at the very least, he is a man without ideals of the kind one might take for granted in the leader of a democracy. He is counting on a combination of public apathy and congressional spinelessness to keep him afloat...
...Sir / I am fully convinced that Nixon does not know and appreciate that which is moral. Furthermore, he has underestimated the intelligence of all Americans. The transcripts are absolutely embarrassing. Is he embarrassed...