Word: strength
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...long as there was a cold war to fight, he could take a guideline from the London Observer's appraisal of Foster Dulles: "We have come to appreciate how enormously important it is for the man leading the strongest nation in the world to understand the relationship between strength and morality. Without that, everything could come unstuck...
...whole world, and all political, military, economic and spiritual forces within it." And as he handled the unending procession of Communist-made crises-Korea, Indo-China, Formosa Strait, Iran, Guatemala, Jordan, Lebanon, Quemoy, Berlin-he threw into the cold struggle all of freedom's political, military, economic, spiritual strength. Specifically...
...Developed the NATO collective-defense system from a Europe-first "position of strength" into a world network of alliances, offered U.S. friends U.S. military and economic help against aggression and subversion if they wanted it, gave millions of free men a new sureness, a new basis for hope...
...excuse for further delay. Meanwhile, as soon as the President lifts the ban on underground and space testing, U.S. planners can get on with sorely needed nuclear development (clean bombs, anti-missile missiles, compact Army and Navy weapons and pure-science experiments) at a time when such strength can be the tranquilizer for Communist-inspired tensions in Germany, the Mideast and Asia...
...contest which it must win if it is to retain hope for the Eastern Rugby Union title. The Indians will probably be the most powerful opposition the Crimson will face this year, but for the first time since the Berrmuda trip the varsity is almost at full strength...