Word: civilizations
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According to some classes I have taken, we have a rich historical tradition of creating special categories for people who are different from the majority of other people and subjecting them to different standards of justice, including the protection (or non-recognition) of their civil rights. But because their numbers are small enough to ignore within a popular democracy, their voices, struggles and needs are sometimes overlooked...
Fortunately, many wise and courageous people have forced the popularly elected government to enact and enforce special laws to protect these people from the aggression and hatred of other people. Even though they were small in number, I do not think those who forced the passage of Civil Rights legislation in the 1960s could possibly be considered "elitist." Finally, sometimes local juries do not enforce the same standards of justice for all people equally (I have heard of this happening before as well), so sometimes the federal government needs to get involved. MICHAEL V. WILCOX Oct. 14, 1998 The writer...
While Institute of Politics Director Alan K. Simpson praised the prize decision, McAleese focused on the ways a country can protect free speech while still ensuring a civil society...
...hate crimes law sends the clear message that our legal system rejects that shameful history and supports the civil rights of all people...
...tradition when mourning a fallen colleague, HUPD officers and security guards have black bands taped to their civil service badges...