Word: temperance
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...paper, fine, but what will make the system work-if it does-is the close relationship between Meese and Baker. Neither man is overbearing or consumed with ambition. No matter how much pressure he is under, Meese never appears harried. No one can ever remember his losing his temper. With his cherubic countenance, Meese might have stepped out of one of those 1960s situation comedies on TV featuring a benevolent daddy figure. He has a calming but somehow commanding voice. He rarely asserts his own views, but waits for a consensus among Reagan's advisers and then presents...
...cussedness is legendary. It will kick its master when it is annoyed, and spit cud at curious bystanders. Despite its vile temper, the camel is prized for its ability to withstand searing desert temperatures with a bagful of survival tricks. Among them are its unusual abilities to retain water in the bloodstream (with the help of high concentrations of a special kind of albumin), sweat so little that its skin almost always feels dry, and keep out heat with a coat of thick...
...approved for economic and not aesthetic reasons. "It served the vital economic interests of the community that this company should stay in Boston," he states, adding that he "adopted a strategy of minimalism because the situation demanded it. We excluded everything that didn't contribute, in an effort to temper the inherent arrogance of such a building...
Second, would Reagan as President surround himself with a range of advisers who would temper his hawkish tendencies? The evidence is otherwise. His task forces drawing up foreign policy options include such hawkish advisers as William Van Cleave, a defense expert from the University of Southern California; Edward Luttwak, a leading theoretician of the right; and Richard Pipes, a Harvard history professor who is strongly anti-Soviet. Of late, he has been advised by more experienced and moderate voices as well, Henry Kissinger being a noteworthy example. But there is little doubt that Reagan would use U.S. military power abroad...
...there is a significant personality difference between the two men. Reagan's ego seems to get much less entangled with his policies than does Carter's. Despite his ability to convey feeling, Reagan rarely loses his temper or carries a personal grudge. He is not emotional or vindictive. Those qualities could prove valuable in the rough give-and-take of official Washington...