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...Needless to say, we have made our share of mistakes in the prophecy business, including one that we particularly cherish and at times still argue about: a cover story in 1954 said that a small car would never catch on in the U.S. But over the years, we have not been dissatisfied with our record in anticipating the course of war and peace, of revolution and business, of fashion and the arts...
...Needless to say, the big problem confronting the Crimson will again be the Bengals' All-Everything Bill Bradley. Last weekend Bradley was held to a scant (for him) 30 points as Harvard's defensive strategy worked to perfection. Leo Scully guarded the 6-5 junior during the first half and held him to 13; Bradley added 17 in the second half against the Crimson zone...
...need hardly reply to Goodman's allegation that I distorted his opinions on pregnancy when his own example supports my inference. Needless to say, the middle-class will not "learn" overnight simply at Goodman's command. And how can we have any revolution in this society without enlisting the middle-class...
...NUCLEAR TEST BAN TREATY. "We are not taking any needless risks for peace. But neither are we foreclosing the future. We have no desire to perpetuate the burdens and dangers of the cold war, no ambition to doom mankind to the accumulated folly of an intensified arms race, no wish to convince the Soviets that even reasonable proposals will be rejected by us without fair or adequate consideration...
Over the years complaints piled up about Leibowitz's court, and in one way or another, most of the grumblings reflected the same trait that got Sam into needless trouble in Alabama: he simply could not help putting his opinions and emotions loudly on the line. In the courtroom he referred to an accused criminal as a "rat" or an "animal." Occasionally he broke into a purple tirade. When a big-time gambler who had talked freely to a grand jury later clammed up in court, Leibowitz roared: "I'll give you a thousand years, if necessary...