Word: temperedness
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However, the insistent ethical perspective of the young often reminds the pragmatist adult of the course his own conscience would have him take. When contemplating courses of action we parents often think, "Will I be able to explain this to my son or daughter?", as well as "Will I be...
Rosenthal, the Times's quick-tempered executive editor, was reported to be on his way to Toledo and could not be reached for comment, but Deputy Managing Editor Arthur Gelb declared amiably: "We know there's some kind of parody, and we hope it's funny." The...
Pepita, ostensibly a biography of Victoria's mother, offered a devastating portrait of Vita Sackville-West's own mother, a "pure undiluted peasant," whose tantrums made austere Knole echo like some Andalusian marketplace. Victoria, wrote her daughter, was "a powerful dynamo generating nothing," an imperious, high-strung woman...
Helms, who was CIA liaison to the Warren Commission, admitted to the committee that he had not told the commission about the Castro assassination plots, but, noting that John McCone was then CIA director, he asked: "Why single me out as the guy who should have told the Warren Commission...
Reardon says one needs perspective and balance; he readily admits his job has helped him find that tempered view.