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...with the public's expectations. The recognized standard for a statesmanlike address in mid--19th century America called for considerably more formality and pretension. The prose of acknowledged masters of that kind of writing--such as Lincoln's fellow orator at Gettysburg, Edward Everett, or Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner--generally featured elevated diction, self-consciously artful expression and a certain moral unction. Lincoln's insistence on direct and forthright language, by contrast, seemed "odd" or "peculiar," as in this passage from a public letter he sent to Horace Greeley, founder and editor of the New York Tribune, an antislavery...
...Editors: Deng Xiaoping as Man of the Year is your best choice ever [MAN OF THE YEAR, Jan. 6]. Deng is proving again, as the U.S. did many years ago, that the most powerful and beneficial force in the world is individual freedom and enterprise. James Sumner Sedona, Ariz...
...statue of Sumner, Wigglesworth, Starbucks...
...focused on the bottom line. After selling Infinity to Westinghouse (which had swallowed CBS a year earlier) for $4.9 billion, he became head of CBS in 1999 and then sold the whole thing to Viacom for $40 billion. He found himself the No. 2 guy at Viacom, behind chief Sumner Redstone. The two clashed famously, in part over personalities and content--Redstone loving the superstar deal, Karmazin leery of it. According to a source close to Viacom, Karmazin referred to the creative folks as the "arts and crafts people." Viacom's Paramount movie studio earned a reputation for pennypinching during...
...year hiatus in 1998 - which feuding band members at the time suspected would be permanent - New Order finally discovered the courage to confront its painful origins. "We were so glad to be back together, it just felt the time was right to start playing Joy Division songs again," says Sumner. "Also, it was the best way we could think of remembering Ian. It was almost like bringing him back to life - or as much as we could." Yet another reason for fans to be cheerful...