Word: wofford
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...Wofford's strong commitment to his ideals are refreshing in an age of flip-flops, empty promises and fence sitting. But Wofford claims that he chafes under the "idealist" label...
...idealist," Wofford says. "The nature of an ideal is that you don't achieve it in this world. I believe in following ideas where they lead, and they may lead into disappointment. I'm realistic about that...
...Wofford, born April 1926, began his life in politics at 16, when he was a Congressional lobbyist...
...Gandhi's followers challenged me, sometimes in the direct form of "Why have you never gone to jail against segregation laws?" Wofford says...
...Wofford's nonviolence mantra won Martin Luther King Jr.'s support, and he arranged for the emerging civil rights leader to visit India to discuss civil disobedience tactics with Gandhi's followers...