Word: vitality
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Commonwealth Wrath. The openings for negotiation at Gibraltar remained as small as the stakes were large. "If I give way on any vital point," said Smith, "I might find 100% of Rhodesians against acceptance." Yet if Wilson backed down, he would have to face the wrath of black nations in the Commonwealth and, humiliatingly, ask the United Nations to withdraw its sanctions. Also, he presumably does not wish to be remembered as the Prime Minister who consigned Rhodesia's black majority to the same apartheid fate as that endured by the blacks of South Africa...
...first point, I am pleased to see that you agree with me generally on the political implications of scholarship and on the emotional, controversial nature of vital political problems. Moreover, I agree completely with your emphasis on accuracy and truth. I have gradually come to accept Noam Chomsky's position on this issue; namely, that truth tends, by definition, to be radical and subversive of the existing order. This may in fact be a rationalization on my part, but it seems to be a reasonable stance. Thus, a political line can never justify the distortion of truth -- I am still...
...exposed, all Belaúnde's familiar opponents exploded in an outburst of nationalist indignation. So did the left wing of his own party and the army. The military leaders were furious that their counsel had not been sought in concluding a contract dealing with oil, a resource vital to the country's security. Two weeks ago, Belaúnde responded to the outcry by firing his Cabinet, making it the scapegoat for the affair. But he replaced it with one that the army considered even less competent, and the coup last week was the military...
...This vital decision rests with the liberal and reform-minded students. They can save or destroy the institution...
...number of students, perhaps because of the increasing democratization of human institutions. As with all human activities, the wise division of functions and responsibilities must take into account the special skills or limitations of particular groups, as well as efficiency of operation. The process of drawing students into more vital participation in the governance of the university is infinitely complex. It cannot be resolved by either abstractions or tables of organization. It does not mean that issues must be settled by referenda. We are convinced, however, that ways must be found, beginning now, by which students can meaningfully influence...