Word: threatened
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Part of the explanation, surely, was the fact that John Paul did not speak in tones of condemnation; nor did he threaten God's vengeance. Rather, he appealed to his audiences to be true to nobler qualities in themselves, telling them in effect you can do better than that, and you know...
...Administration has been arguing that although the Soviet brigade does not threaten the U.S. militarily, it does endanger the nation's security interests. But even while his President was talking tough, Vance was cautioning against overdramatizing the issue. Three weeks before, in the first major Administration statement on the brigade, Vance had said: "We regard this as a very serious problem." But last week he emphasized to a Manhattan luncheon of the Foreign Policy Association that "we have significant interests at stake in our total relationship with the Soviet Union." Thus the matter of the Soviet troops must...
...defend themselves. Second, if the Israelis threaten us, we will wipe them out within two days. I can assure you our plans are made for this eventuality...
...nuclear issue is a national one, because a Seabrook meltdown would threaten residents of Newburyport and Boston as well as Seabrook itself. But it is equally clear that the occupation would fail without firm local support. In my numerous trips to the area in recent months. I have been struck by the degree of support for and clear understanding of the occupation by the local population--particularly those closest to the plant. Northern New England seacoast towns like Seabrook enjoy the peace and quiet of their unspoiled beaches, marshes, and woods. They must now put up with the imminent destruction...
...then make a mistake when I tell you, Catholic youth, that it is part of your task in the world and the Church to reveal the true meaning of life where hatred, neglect or selfishness threaten to take over the world? Faced with problems and disappointments, many people will try to escape from their responsibility: escape in selfishness, escape in sexual pleasure, escape in drugs, escape in violence, escape in indifference and cynical attitudes. But today, I propose to you the option of love, which is the opposite of escape. If you really accept that love from Christ, it will...