Word: meaninglessness
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...Pledge of Allegiance has been less controversial. Indeed, so many children-and parents-pronounced it meaningless that last November a U.S. court of appeals ruled against those who would make it compulsory in schools. In a widely discussed opinion, Judge Irving R. Kaufman wrote: "Patriotism that is forced is a false patriotism, just as loyalty that is coerced is the very antithesis of loyalty...
...America's image has become tarnished in world opinion, the reality behind that image had decayed at home. On the surface, the Eisenhower but accomplishments are meaningless except in relation to needs, and the needs have not been met, despite Mr. Nixon's smug assurances to the contrary...
...basic assumption that only by creatively selecting and responding to his tasks can a person achieve that identification with his work without the acquisition of skills remains meaningless," the report said...
Overloaded Absolutely But that, or nothing, in the charm of this novel It's very much like good rococo whose only tea failure is that the style is not wholly original. For first there was the Baroque, or in this case. Norman Mailer--not a meaningless consideration in view of the political partnership. Now that the partnership has turned literary, the question to ask is how long will it last before it becomes a matter of rivalry, if not succession. But no doubt Mr. Flaherty is capable of making such Oedipal observations himself...
...moment, the North Vietnamese have not reacted as harshly as they might. Their delegation walked out of last Thursday's formal bargaining session in Paris, but those sessions have long since become meaningless anyway. Separate technical talks between U.S. and North Vietnamese experts who have been trying to iron out certain details of a proposed agreement were also suspended at Hanoi's behest. But they were not called off. The North Vietnamese have not packed their bags and gone home. They are apparently waiting to see what happens next. Therefore, U.S. officials think, the negotiations door remains significantly...