Word: speaking
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...diffident about taking up his new post. Said the new Premier: "I'm unprepared to take up the premiership, but cannot refuse because it is a call to duty. Besides, this appointment demands someone well versed in foreign affairs, and I'm not. I cannot even speak English well enough to express myself. I'm afraid that my cherished reputation, which I built by long years of conscientious work in the army, may be ruined in politics." To forfend any such disaster, Premier Thanom shrewdly asked Thailand's wise and respected Prince Wan Waithayakon...
Conant will deliver the last of the Godkin Lectures tonight. He will speak on "Germany and Her Neighbors," and will attempt to give a critical appraisal of the nation's role with regard to NATC and the defense of Western Europe...
...that most Germans viewed the period from 1933 to 1945 as one of dismay and horror and that consequently, "for all except writers and historians, modern Germany history begins in 1945. ...An outsider is demanding a great deal if he expects those who experienced the terrible Hitler years to speak frankly...
...matter to be handled with great delicacy; here assertion becomes action--action which might destroy the necessary confidence. I have found Dr. Farnsworth's book most sensible and even wise. But although, as a teacher, I have had some experience with emotional troubles in students, still I speak only as a layman. I will therefore urge your readers to withhold any judgement on this book until they read it for themselves, and to ignore Mr. Jencks' highly irresponsible statements...
...scared to speak, our allies are so scared that they are all speaking at once. Prime Minister Mac-millan's recent suggestion of an East-West non-agression pact is tangible evidence that the glow of confidence and unity of purpose permeating the NATO meeting was artificial and ephemeral. In itself, Macmillan's idea is harmless and could even prove worthwhile if it stimulates eventual top-level disarmament discussion...