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...Ground of Being" or "Being-Itself," and "every act of courage is a manifestation of the ground of being, however questionable the content of the act may be . . . There are no valid arguments for the 'existence' of God, but there are acts of courage in which we affirm the power of being, whether we know it or not . . . Courage has revealing power; the courage to be is the key to being-itself...
...years he has been at Harvard, he has not missed any of his lectures. The students are notably impressed by the seriousness with which he takes their questions. Says one of his graduate students: "He doesn't click with those who have no questions. He thinks people who affirm or deny are missing the boat, because it's necessary to find new meaning...
...Affirm that a state can use its police powers to prevent "sedition" against the Federal Government, thus erasing the 1956 opinion (TIME, April 16. 1956). written by Chief Justice Earl Warren. that freed Pennsylvania's top Communist Steve Nelson from prosecution under a state antisedition...
...company's sales within the state. Of the 35 states that tax corporation income, 24 already tax interstate corporations on the basis of their business within the state, using a formula of payroll, property and sales within the state. What the court's ruling does is affirm the trend, pointing up the need for a single state-tax formula for interstate corporations...
...last week were skirmishing with their old hoodoo, the loyalty oath. Source of the trouble: a paragraph in last summer's $887 million National Defense Education Act, which provides that to qualify for a loan or fellowship, a student must 1) swear allegiance to the U.S., and 2) affirm that he "does not believe in, and is not a member of and does not support any organization that believes in or teaches the overthrow of the U.S. Government by force or violence or by any illegal or unconstitutional methods...