Word: somehow
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...presidents--he complains about the constraints on them more than their abuse of power. In May 1963, Strout writes, "Somehow we thought Mr. Kennedy would do more....Political leaders, we believe, must create a certain commotion and tension; they must show passion...
...MORE THAN 500 pages, the collection could stand some selective paring. First on the list to go would be several columns where Strout simply tries to do too much. An emotional protest against the use of the atom bomb somehow winds up as a plea to pay American diplomats salaries commensurate with what foreign envoys in the U.S. receive. Especially when he treats several topics in one column, Strout tends either to make bold assumptions with no justification at all, or to give only sketchy proof. For example, he dismisses Eisenhower's refusal to grant clemency to the Rosenbergs...
Hundreds of thousands of Americans went halfway around the world to search and destroy rebels in the jungles in Indochina. These are the veterans whose existence so harshly intrudes on our vague historical reflections about Veterans Day. Their presence somehow goes against the grain of America's feelings about her other wars. Their reality explodes the myth we once held of Right vs. Wrong, Good vs. Bad, Us vs. Them. All peoples cherish this myth, the notion that in the scales of universal justice and morality their struggle, their existence, their purpose is justified and vindicated. All peoples need...
...thinks the decision reinforced Iranians' fears that the U.S. planned to restore the Shah to power, as it did in 1953. Says he: "Those currently running Iran could only interpret the decision as hostile. The admission of the Shah to this country sort of confirms the notion that somehow, in the backs of the minds of people in influential places, there is the idea that the revolution is temporary, that nonreligious types are going to emerge, and that the Shah is an old friend and we should treat him well. This is very offensive to the revolutionary government because...
...Governor of California for eight years, and he believes that somehow Government by the people has been snatched away from them. Says he: "I think one of the things that has been done over the past few decades. . . was a tendency to have increasing Government by an elite, and those at the Government levels believing that they had to make the decisions more and more regarding how business and industry are run, interfering virtually in every one of our lives. And they are doing this to a people who for 200 years have probably been the most independent and most...