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...presidency that is in jeopardy from us. We would strive to strengthen and protect the presidency. But if there be no accountability, another President will feel free to do as he chooses. But the next time, there may be no watchman in the night...
...depressing." Her eldest son died in the war, and she survived two husbands. In recent years, the crippled old lady maneuvered her electric cart along Sark's unpaved roads, greeting every islander by name. "So long as my life may be extended," she said, "I shall strive to maintain this little feudal paradise, with all its traditions, laws and customs, as an oasis of quiet and rest...
...excised passage also contains the President's instruction to his staff that they strive to block the investigation by stonewalling or by invoking the Fifth Amendment, if necessary. The line is reminiscent of a suggestion that the President offered on March 21, 1973, when his aides were discussing the possibility of appearing before a federal grand jury: "But you can say, 'I don't remember.' " (In the Judiciary Committee version: "Just be damned sure you say, 'I don't . . . remember...
...freeloaders. The middle is thus the natural hiding place for the uninvolved. It includes in its domain hordes of the indifferent, who call themselves tolerant, and of the uncaring, who think themselves pragmatic and flexible. Such people are apt to congratulate themselves on being superior to those who strive, who get worked up, who agitate for causes, who make demands and air grievances, and who disturb the public tranquillity...
...things must be done while the technicians strive for that goal. The oil companies, said John K. McKinley, president of Texaco, have "to do the job of supplying the country with some 78% of its total energy in the form of oil and gas." Even more important, Americans must apply themselves to the vital task of cutting demand by conserving energy...