Wit consists chiefly in joining things by distant and fanciful relations, which surprise us because they are unexpected. Wit is a propriety of thoughts and words; or in other terms, thoughts and words elegantly adapted to the subject. 3. The faculty of associating ideas in a new and unexpected manner. 4. A man of genius; as, the age of Addison abounded with wits.
a primary cause of the economic decline that began in the 1970s was. a decline in worker productivity. the severe inflation of the 1970's was largely caused by. lyndon johnson's effort to maintain the vietnam war and the great society programs without raising taxes. president nixon's vietnamization policy provided that. the united states would gradually withdraw ground troops while supporting the south vietnamese war effort.
On July 25, on a stopover in Guam, the president announced what would become known as the Nixon Doctrine, a cornerstone of his foreign policy. The United States, he said, would support democratic third world nations by providing them with financial and military aid, but not troops.eanwhile, Nixon built on his success with the Chinese. On July 9, 1971, he sent Henry Kissinger on a secret visit to Peking, to meet with Premier Chou en Lai. Kissinger's goal was to arrange a China visit for his president, and he returned to Washington triumphant.