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JEAN-FRANÇOIS REVEL, French author (Neither Marx nor Jesus): A great leader has original ideas and succeeds in having them accepted by millions or billions. These ideas can be wonderful or dreadful. Thus I have chosen the Athenian philosopher Epicurus and Adolf Hitler-the best and the worst...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Special Section: Who Were History's Great Leaders? | 7/15/1974 | See Source »

The back to back massacres were dreadful enough in themselves: the world was stunned by photographs of lifeless children, bloody victims, agony-stricken mourners. Beyond that, the two days of insensible terror threatened to accomplish what fanatics on either side hoped they would: break up the disengagement talks that U.S...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MIDDLE EAST: Bullets, Bombs and a Sign of Hope | 5/27/1974 | See Source »

Those who believe in the truths of fiction have always been sure that enough talent could work such magic, and in The Barking Deer Jonathan Rubin shows considerable talent. Even so, the author wisely does not try to capture the war in its dreadful magnitudes of size and duration. He...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Slice-of-Death | 5/13/1974 | See Source »

The Great American Theme flourishing in recent film and fiction concerns the menopausal U.S. male who seems to be burdened by mortgages, a dismal sex life and fallen arches. This sad creature takes the holiday of his dreams, literally, combining hunting and fishing with other manly pursuits, e.g., rape, torture...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Something for the Boys | 4/15/1974 | See Source »

It was said about Jay Gatsby that he never went to his own parties. He certainly passed this one by. A great deal of time, money and promotion have been concentrated here, but Gatsby's sad and curious history has resulted in a dull, dreadful movie.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The Crack-Up | 4/1/1974 | See Source »

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