Word: actions
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...spirit of social activism. Depending on his sentiments and nature, an individual may allow either spirit to affect him, parts of both, or neither at all. But it a person does nothing, his bonds with either spirit can never be more intellectual: the important ingredient is action. The ?hos of dropping out informs and guides us only as we act. It is certainly guiding us now as we drop out of school, and it is informing our expectations of what we will accomplish by doing...
...friend of mine recently decided that the only meaningful revolution will come when people refuse to submit to the Rules. (Dropping out of the Rules to transform, the Society that made Them.) Greater theorists have reached similar conclusions: Marcuse, now Roszak. A significant refusal requires revolutionary courage and action by many people. But there are few revolutionaries...
...Harvard Ph.D. who specializes in moral philosophy is getting ready to put his theory into action as a policeman...
Ideally the compliance officer would do more than simply monitor the agreement; he would also actively work to iron out problems arising in the implementation of the agreement. And problems-serious ones-will inevitably arise. Any appreciable increase in black employment on construction here cannot come from University action alone, but only as a result of continual and complex bargaining among Harvard, white contractors and sub-contractors, black sub-contractors, and white unions...
...action Thursday was the first time any University officer had invoked the power of temporary suspension, which was authorized by the Faculty at its September 30 meeting. A memorandum of understanding submitted by the Subcommittee of Six to Dean Ford last month stated that "the purpose of temporary suspension is to provide means, stronger than mere warnings but less severe than action by civil authorities, by which to respond to actions that impede the performance of the essential tasks of the University...