Word: abolitionism
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Unquestionably abolition of the special grants would cause some inconvenience, but this would be more than equalized by the funds made available. Cutting the 130 national awards by $300 would, in effect, create another fifty scholarships annually.
In 1866 five members of a royal commission recommended abolition of the death penalty, but no government was willing to take the responsibility for introducing such a law. In 1948, the House of Commons voted to suspend the death penalty for a trial period of five years; but the House...
Your account makes it obvious that in national hands there will not be a safe way of keeping world peace for an indefinite period. More thought and expense must be devoted to getting international control and abolition of nuclear weapons.
Fingold stated that he was "unalterably opposed" to abolition of capital punishment and that the state's nine district attorneys felt the same way. "It is my duty to protect the public from any relaxation of our criminal code," Fingold added.
But in their happiest hours last week, members were not allowed to forget that even under a Republican Administration there are dangers. Newly installed President Cola G. Parker told the delegates that "creeping socialism is now walking. A hundred years ago Karl Marx set down ten ways to Communism, e.g...