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...threat to democracy from opponents of peaceful change is particularly acute in El Salvador. The Duarte government is committed to political reform. Its opponents are determined to win by force what they could not achieve by ballot." Added Enders: "To withhold assistance at this point would be to abandon El Salvador...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Central America: To Save El Salvador | 2/15/1982 | See Source »

...Feingolds have published novels, spend their evenings toiling over new books, and joke that they are "secondary-level people." Only it is not a joke. "Jews and women!" thinks Lucy. "They were both beside the point. It was necessary to put aside pity; to look to the center; to abandon selflessness; to study power...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Cabalarama | 2/15/1982 | See Source »

...have to be reckless but you can't leave yourself to complete abandon," Randall said. "I learned that it's better to vault cautiously than act to vault...

Author: By Becky Hartman, | Title: Up, Up And Away | 2/11/1982 | See Source »

...architect for the aborted extension of the Fogg Art Museum yesterday called President Bok's decision to abandon plans for the new building "tragic" and asserted that construction was set to start when Bok announced his move...

Author: By Michael W. Miller, | Title: Architect Calls Fogg Decision 'Tragic' | 2/9/1982 | See Source »

Corporation members also defended Bok's decision to abandon Stirling's design by saying for the first time that they expect within the next few years to complete an alternate museum expansion plan...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: The Fogg Decision: A Special Report | 2/7/1982 | See Source »

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