Word: opinion
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...down, sedulously forgo the kind of broad statements that Abrams' predecessor, General William Westmoreland, was wont to make-and still occasionally utters (see TIME Essay, page 26). Westmoreland seriously underestimated the adverse effect of the 1968 Tet offensive, which he called a triumph for the U.S., upon public opinion at home. And there are more substantive reasons for their caution. The progress that they see-in the lowered level of the violence, in pacification of the countryside, in turning over the fighting to the South Vietnamese army -does not mean that the enemy has been routed from the field...
...Only 40% of those polled were in favor of respecting the freedom and rights of others. The majority either opposed such niceties or had no opinion. So much for the Golden Rule...
...many Americans, Nader, at 35, has become something of a folk hero, a symbol of constructive protest against the status quo. When this peaceful revolutionary does battle against modern bureaucracies, he uses only the weapons available to any citizen?the law and public opinion. He has never picketed, let alone occupied, a corporate office or public agency. Yet Nader has managed to cut through all the protective layers and achieve results. He has shown that in an increasingly computerized, complex and impersonal society, one persistent man can actually do something about the forces that often seem to badger...
Lombard's opinion does not seem to have a consensus, however. One black student said, "I don't think anyone went in their to get himself patted on the head and get a dent made in his Afro...
mental Psychology, emphasized yesterday the importance of a substantial return on the questionnaire. "This poll must represent student opinion so that the committee's recommendations to the Faculty, based on the poll, will present a strong argument," he said...