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Young's proposal, put forward four years ago, was for a "Domestic Marshall Plan" that would cost $145 billion over ten years. He noted that the Negro suffered a "discrimination gap" caused by "more than three centuries of abuse, humiliation, segregation and bias." Because he is consequently incapable of competing equally with whites, said Young, he needs "more-than-equal" treatment...
...point that Roger Hilsman makes--and a lot of others, of course--is that when you do that time after time you get yourself edging along, always on a certain bias which moves you in a direction you don't necessarily want...
This is not all bad to Galbraith, who has the economist's frequent bias in favor of planning and government involvement, and who would like to see more of both applied to such challenges as urban blight and health care. He is also greatly alarmed that the U.S. and other industrial societies are falling into a "comfortable servitude" by overemphasizing the quantity of production at the expense of the quality of life...
That was enough. Judge Clayton urged the jurors to reach a decision "based on the evidence without bias," and the jurors deliberated for 3½ hours. Then in came the verdict: not guilty. The defendants rushed up with handshakes for the jurors; the jurors beamed congratulations. The Government cannot appeal...
Excessive zeal and information hastily gathered under the stress of bias should not be substitute for the careful consideration of facts or for their interpretation and understanding...