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...consequences of lightness are several. Moral responsibility does not exist, for "how can we condemn something that is ephemeral, in transit?" History loses much of its reality. Talking of Robespierre, the narrator reveals that "the bloody years of the Revolution have turned into mere words, theories, and discussions, have become lighter than feathers, frightening no one." The present day is hardly more serious...

Author: By John P. Oconnor, | Title: The Brilliant Irony of Levity | 4/13/1984 | See Source »

...United Nations and one of the Eisenhower Administration's most experienced negotiators with the Soviets; in Rochester, N.Y. Wadsworth served for seven years as Henry Cabot Lodge's deputy at the U.N., becoming chief of the U.S. delegation in 1960, in time to witness-and condemn-Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev's shoe-banging tirade against the West...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: Mar. 26, 1984 | 3/26/1984 | See Source »

...mean by these comments either to condemn or condone those members of council who leave meetings early. Still, it is a cause for concern that more council members do not view it as their duty to remain for the duration of all meetings--even long ones. I do feel, however, that the reporter's analogy exaggerates the breadth of this problem...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Student Assembly Revisited? | 3/15/1984 | See Source »

Other TIME stories that got heated reactions included the Soviet downing of Korean Air Lines Flight 007 (969 readers wrote, largely to condemn the action) and the National Council of Churches' new "de-sexed" version of the Bible. "Sixteenth century heretics were burned at the stake for smaller travesties. Where is the Inquisition now that we need...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Mar. 12, 1984 | 3/12/1984 | See Source »

Proponents of the system argue that a state adoption agency's handling of an unwanted child often proves far more inhuman. Bureaucratic stalls and inefficiency can condemn a baby to foster homes and state institutions until the infant has outgrown any chance for placement with a family. Says Family Court Judge Mendel Rivers Jr. of Charleston: "Even if baby selling does exist, what's so horrible about that? If the child is going to a home with good parents who can give it all the love and security it will ever need, why should we care...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Newborn Fever | 3/12/1984 | See Source »

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