Word: strength
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...past two years, more than a few hot young brokers on Wall Street have stoked up on drugs for frenetic trading sessions. Steve, a stockbroker and recovering addict, snorted cocaine in his office, in men's rooms, even in elevators. "It woke me up and gave me strength," he recalls. "It made me feel like J.P. Morgan...
...emphasizing the need for stronger diplomatic efforts. "Instead of escalating the fighting in Central America," said House Speaker Tip O'Neill, "the President should ally with the democratic nations in the region who are committed to a peaceful resolution of the region's conflicts. They want America's diplomatic strength, not its military firepower." Indeed, both Costa Rica and Honduras have publicly expressed their misgivings about the contra program...
...PEACE. Ignorance is Strength. Freedom is Slavery. Scallops are made from cod. Exams should be after vacation...
...also attacked the current "peace through strength" doctrines saying that human rights will not be gained by building up nuclear arsenals...
Reagan's speech showed yet again his unwavering commitment to what he called his "highest duty as President"--building and maintaining a strong national defense. Strength is the only way to make the Soviets negotiate arms reductions and "cease bullying" smaller nations, the President insisted. "Tonight, the security program that you and I launched to restore America's strength is in jeopardy," he said, "threatened by those who would quit before the job is done." He spoke of the arms-control talks now under way in Geneva. "Just as we are sitting down at the bargaining table with the Soviet...