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...writes, explaining that the politician is entitled to a language distinct from that employed by the man of letters, by Schlesinger's men of the "true word." The language of politics must be flexible enough to enable the politician to perform his essential role, which is obtaining a consensus from the disparate groups in society. "It is the task of the politician to persuade people to do things...and he must therefore be allowed to use his language to this end." As an example, Fairlie cites Lyndon Johnson's politicking to get the civil rights bill passed; to a group...
...sharpening his skills during the months he has been in office, even though circumstances have forced an abrupt shift in his policies. He declared inflation public enemy No. 1, as indeed it was at the time he became President. But willing to listen and anxious to build a consensus behind any policy, he turned to others for advice. In retrospect, his celebrated summit conferences probably inspired more fear among consumers than new policies among experts. Though some economists warned that the recession was going to bite harder than Ford thought, none of them predicted the precipitous decline the economy would...
While on one hand it would be pragmatic to obtain a national consensus to stop toppling governments, on the other hand it would be quite reckless to throw into the package a halt in legitimate intelligence gathering. It is still important to track terrorist groups and foreign military movements. One must have a very unrealistic picture of the world to deny this...
...Champ Muhammad Ali to the beagle on our recent pet cover (on the grounds that the U.S. is going to the dogs). Within TIME, the process of selection began in early October when the managing editor invited other editors and bureau chiefs to submit nominations. A remarkable degree of consensus resulted: along with a number of New York-based editors, 18 bureau chiefs round the world mentioned heads of oil-producing nations as the men who had most affected life in their areas. King Faisal received more ballots than any other candidate. The number of such votes influences, but never...
...discomfort. Quite probably, however, Europe and Japan would put extreme pressure on the U.S. to halt military aid to Israel. Or, if threatened by complete economic breakdown and perhaps social upheaval, some Western nation or nations might intervene in Middle East oil lands. In any case, there is virtual consensus among Western policymakers that Israel must give up almost all of its 1967 conquests and accept a homeland for the Palestinians. Otherwise, wars are likely to continue, and Israel cannot win the last round against 120 million Arabs enriched and armed by oil money...