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...Mallard says that experiences of the past12 years have led him largely to give up theexpectation that the State Department will take upKeene and Maes' case of its own accord. Theexecutive-turned-human rights activist says hishopes now rest with the efforts underway inCongress and in the Supreme Court...
...must earnestly seek moral and spiritual revival so that mankind will live + in peace in accord with God's law. The world's ethical standards must keep pace with its technological advances. We should also try to establish a Society of Democratic Nations to guarantee the rule of law and order, free trade, proper stewardship of the environment and the sanctity of human rights...
...courses in from outer space, human activities will govern the destiny of earth's ecosystems. It may soon be within human power to produce the republics of grass and insects that writer Jonathan Schell believed would be the barren legacy of nuclear war. If humanity fails to seek an accord with nature, population control may be imposed involuntarily by the environment itself. Is there room for optimism? Yes, but only if one can imagine the people of 2050 looking back at the mad spasm of consumption and thoughtless waste in the 20th century as an aberration in human history...
...examples above--the French Table, the Hasty Pudding Club--most of us recognize the group culture's uniqueness and right to exist. But when it comes to all-male clubs, in Boston or at Harvard, there arises a resistance to accord them the same rights...
...went to Togo, where opposing leaders had ended months of violence by announcing a political accord and a firm election schedule the day I arrived. I consulted for hours with President Gnassingbe Eyadema, Prime Minister Joseph Kokou Koffigoh and leaders of the major political parties. Although accused of serious human-rights violations in the past, Eyadema led all the others in urging me to help assemble a body of international observers to ensure that honest elections are held as scheduled in December. This is an encouraging sign that often delayed plans for multiparty democracy will be completed. Togo will soon...