If you want your daughter to be as happy or happier than you have been in marriage, it makes no sense that she should dumb down the colorfulness of her character, the boldness of her spirit and the fire that made her the "first African-American" this or that in order to appease those who are potentially intimidated by her.
But Elizabeth's brutal murder rattled these hopes, Pacios concluded, and her reputation and lifestyle were smeared to appease the collective horror and nerves of a country rebuilding itself.
It was only to appease Ms. Tripp that Ms. Lewinsky ultimately told her that she had told Mr. Jordan she wouldn't sign the affidavit until she had a job.