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...problem of fundamentalism is that it cannot withstand critical Biblical scholarship and scientific facts. "No person with any knowledge of history or archaeology could possibly buy this fundamentalist stuff," says Mead. And the moment small-town boys go to college, "they take a course in biology, and their faith is gone. Our great sin is never having offered them a real alternative...
...What is your judgment as to how the President will withstand the strains and stresses of four more years in the White House...
...with chemistry sets, the bureau puts 7,500 products per year (including all of Macy's own brands) through tests of fire, water, high pressure and simulated wear. Recently the testers ordered Macy's advertising department not to call a raincoat "water-resistant" because it failed to withstand a heavy shower for 21 minutes, and not to call a plastic Christmas tree "fireproof," because it melted when exposed to flame...
...Gaulle is limited by the power of his American opposition. Johnson may call his bluff on NATO, believing that the General can not take France out of one alliance without incurring formidable domestic opposition. In the U.N. the American President may feel strong enough to withstand France's efforts on behalf of Peking. Alternatively, if the French campaign makes Chinese admission look inevitable, Johnson may see an excellent opportunity to fight a valiant battle against China while losing conveniently in the end. He could then go before the American people and attribute Chinese presence in the world body...
...fact is that since 1954, NATO itself has based its defense planning, even against conventional attack, on "using atomic weapons from the outset of a war." In a mere gunpowder war, NATO planners estimate that their forces could withstand a massive Soviet attack for a bare three days before being forced back to the banks of the Rhine; within 30 days the NATO troops would be swept from the Continent...