Word: wisdoms
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...have started being afraid of me, all is over. Lots of people are: that is why they hate me. The fear of God may be the beginning of wisdom; but the fear of Man is the beginning of murder...
Unlike many logical-minded men, who can pierce to the point but often miss the surrounding nuances, Dean Rusk has an eye for the complexity of things, rejects the notion that diplomacy is simple applied common sense. "A respect for complexity is the beginning of wisdom," he says. He puts little faith in trying to cope with the complexities of foreign relations with either dramatic new policies or coups of face-to-face negotiation. A policy, he says, is "a galaxy of utterly complicated factors," not something that suddenly pops out of somebody's head. As for face...
...love the creeds. I recite them, and I think I have overcome honestly the intellectual obstacles they raise. But when anyone tries to tell an Episcopalian that he is unequivocally - which means without variety of interpretation - committed to a particular creed. I can only remind him of the wisdom of Alfred North Whitehead who said, 'Religions commit suicide when they find their imperatives in their dogmas...
Although agreeing that Mobutu's actions were necessary, Takizala questioned the wisdom of the move which initially touched off the trouble--President Kasavubu's firing of then Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba. Although the step was within the constitutional power of the President, it was an emergency power intended for extreme cases, according to Takizala. "I wonder now if it was very wise," he said...
Ingmar Bergman has produced another tantalizing film. Hampered by a scenario (as usual, Bergman's own) that is full of tricks rather than the wisdom of Wild Strauberries or The Seventh Seal, The Magician nonetheless has an impact even greater than these better-written works...