 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services - Civil defense - 1963 - 1160 pages
...in a somewhat different context some time ago, just about said it all when he asked: "Are we to flee like haunted creatures from one defensive device to...next, attempting to surround ourselves with elaborate electric shields' on the third, concerned only to prolong the length of our lives while sacrificing... | |
 | L. Freedman - Political Science - 2003 - 592 pages
...this competition are constantly changing from month to month and from year to year. Are we to flee like haunted creatures from one defensive device to...next, attempting to surround ourselves with elaborate shields on the third, concerned only to prolong the length of our lives while sacrificing all the values... | |
 | Joel H. Rosenthal - Political Science - 2002 - 224 pages
...to year. Are we to flee like haunted creatures from one defensive device to another, each more cosdy and humiliating than the one before, cowering underground...values for which it might be worthwhile to live at all?83 In referring to electronic shields raised out of fear, Kennan could have been writing about... | |
 | Michael S. Sherry - Political Science - 1995 - 628 pages
...the part of its opponent." George Kennan, more alarmed about the arms race, asked, "Are we to flee like haunted creatures from one defensive device to...next, attempting to surround ourselves with elaborate shields on the third . . . ?" The acute sense of technological flux masked real sources of stability:... | |
 | Allan M. Winkler - History - 1999 - 308 pages
...the end. They also hesitated to take action that would arouse even greater anxiety. "Are we to flee like haunted creatures from one defensive device to...more costly and humiliating than the one before," diplomat George Kennan asked on one occasion, and most of his fellow officials, Democrats and Republicans... | |
 | Howard Zinn - Political Science - 2002 - 220 pages
...constantly changing fmm month to month and from year to year. Are we to/lee like haunted creatures fmm one defensive device to another, each more costly and humiliating than the one before, cowering under ground one day, breaking up our cities the next, attempting to surround ourselves with elaborate... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services - 1963 - 1580 pages
...this competition are constantly changing from month to month and from year to year. Are we to flee like haunted creatures from one defensive device to...while sacrificing all the values for which it might be worth while to live at all? If I thought that this was the best the future held for us, I should be... | |
| |
Are we to flee like haunted creatures from one defensive device to another, each more costly and humiliating than the one before, cowering underground one day, breaking up our cities the next, attempting to surround ourselves with elaborate electronic... 