Word: burrs
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Senators considered themselves remote from popular passions and found no embarrassment in having Aaron Burr preside over them after his murderous duel with Alexander Hamilton. They felt responsible only to themselves and their own sense of grandeur-and that sense, taken seriously, may force a certain largeness of spirit on the pettiest of men. They early established the tradition that any Senator, with only minimal procedural exceptions, can rise at any time to speak on any subject, and from this right evolved the Senate's unique place as the arena where a minority can make itself heard. Said Daniel...
Federal programs, bound by their massive, uniform regulations, "have been missing too many of the people they were supposed to help," he said in a speech at Burr Hall. "The state has to become the new home of the liberal...
Terry Sanford, former governor of North Carolina, will discuss "The States and the Destiny of American Democracy" at 8 p.m. tonight in Burr...
...test should relieve the anxiety of many students, even those near the bottom of their class, since it may prevent them from being drafted. R. Carey McIntosh '55, Allston Burr Senior Tutor in Dunster House said. "A test of this sort favors Harvard men," he added...
Paul D. Sheats '54, Allston Burr Senior Tutor in Eliot House said that he also plans to advise students to take the exam...