Word: offing
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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Sir: Hurrah for Milton Friedman and his "libertarian anarchism" [Dec. 19]! In this age of new economics, unreason, mysticism, New Left hysteria and everyone's paranoia, it is refreshing indeed to hear someone speak calmly, wittingly, logically -all of which Mr. Friedman does so well.
Sir: Imagine saying that corporate officials should have only the goal of making money, devoid of any kind of social consciousness! Should we then thank Professor Friedman for our water and air pollution, our congested highways, and our ghettos-all in the name of a free economy whose dubious goal...
Sir: It is very obvious that Mr. Friedman has never been on relief. My mother-in-law has been. Just ask her whether she would prefer to receive an $80-a-month handout on relief, with all its degradations and red tape, or the same amount in Social Security insurance...
Sir: I was flattered and pleased by your cover story on my work and ideas [Dec. 19]. Because the story was so highly accurate on factual details, one amusing lapse stands out. A favorite remark of mine was stated in a way that completely reverses its meaning.
Sir: I do not think we can listen to ourselves in TIME'S Essay on the decade of the '60s [Dec. 19] without a lift of the heart, the sense that the world is still something to be renewed and that human beings have been chosen for the...