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...last week that the proposal for the U.S. to quit the United Nations if Red China becomes a member "strikes a note of defeatism which I think is entirely unjustified." Dulles' firm view: Red China will not be admitted; therefore, there is no need for the U.S. to commit itself, even contingently, to a policy of withdrawal...
Again and again, British leaders have had to assure their people that Britain keeps its freedom of decision, that the U.S. cannot commit Britain to war. Again and again, British writers have pointed out that there is no formal bilateral alliance between Britain and the U.S. that would bind Britain to stand at the U.S.'s side in combat. Now it is clear that these statements meant exactly what they said and are not merely fine words to comfort the timid...
While 1,000 reunioners and other interested spectators watched, the Elis managed to commit only four errors, while the hapless varsity made five...
...niched security information dressed up with phony letter-like trappings. "I think the oath [of office] towers far above any presidential secrecy directive," McCarthy told McClellan, who rejoined: "I don't know of any oath that any man took for loyalty to his country that required him to commit a crime...
Next to inaccuracy, the Guide warns, the most grievous sin the historian can commit is to write uninterestingly; in the words of Theodore Roosevelt, "He must remember that . . . unless he writes vividly he cannot write truthfully, for no amount of dull pains-taking detail will sum up the whole truth unless the genius is there to paint the truth." To end the "chain reaction of dullness," the essay suggests a thorough study of the classics, and goes on to offer valuable suggestions on combining interest with accuracy...