Word: wishfully
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...with these characteristics. Today we are known as the most excellent of lands to be incapacitated or poor in. The concept ot America as a land of bottomless public treasuries spewing money into the pockets of all who can muster enough energy to jet over attracts only those who wish to exploit our misguided generosity...
...precisely fits Dean Rusk's personality. He has a quiet charm, exercised mostly in private; few find him brilliant, but on occasion, before an audience he deems especially congenial or knowledgeable, he is remarkably illuminating. He gives the impression of being bland, and many of his admirers just wish he would lose his temper once in a while. He is a student of foreign affairs, not an innovator; a reflective man allowed little time for reflection by the pace of his present position...
Speaking his sermon in thickly accented English, the Pope dwelt on Christ's seventh beatitude, "Blessed are the peacemakers." Said Paul: "If we truly wish to be Christians, we must love peace. We must conform our minds to the thought of peace...
...Finally, I regret the word "swallow." I did not wish to imply that you are "dupes," a disagreeable and meaningless term used by disagreeable people. Rather I was registering surprise at the completeness of Mr. Maher's acceptance of the Leninist theory of imperialism...
...glad the fighting has stopped," said one Indian officer. "But professionally, I only wish we could have a go at the Chinkos. We're ready for them...