Word: standing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Gardner and Frank Sinatra dealt with the "gentlemen of the press!" It happened in Australia, but it should happen here-and more often. It is heartening then to see two people such as Ava and Frankie stand up to the arrogant reporters and photographers. When they tell them off, these two of my favorite people are, I am sure, speaking for millions...
...notably for stories of the economic crisis in Bolivia, the aftermath of revolution in Cuba, and government corruption in the Philippines. Replying to this criticism has given us the opportunity to restate some truths about TIME, and I thought you might like to see where we stand. The following is the text of one reply to a critic...
...instance of this intellectual reticence is in the predominating attitude of open acceptance toward ex-President Harry S. Truman, Buckley observed. Even "perceptive" men like Dean Acheson and Adlai Stevenson "fail to stand firm in judiciously assessing Mr. Truman's personal limitations." Instead, they and others yield to "transcendent considerations" and "continue to undermine the standards of honesty and courage and perception by which nations flourish...
...report carried to the nation by radio and television, Herter pledged the West will stand firm in upholding Allied rights and responsibilities in Berlin...
Facileness, then, is prized more than conviction, and perhaps this is one reason why the class discussions are carried on so eagerly and freely, for there is the underlying feeling that it is easy to take a stand on an issue--the issue doesn't really count anyway...