Word: defend
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...their letter of April 24 the members of the Government Department defend in an indignant fashion the threatened member of their department. They do not react to the charge of war crimes rationally; they simply react. However, inside the protective circle, one can see another shadowy figure, unnamed in the letter, the figure of Henry Kissinger. One can be sure that when the prodigal son returns from Washington, similar arguments will be advanced to ward off any "slander" of Kissinger, such as the charge of war crimes...
...urge a particular course of action on the government, the right of every citizen. Rather than academic freedom in the strict sense, the question is whether a person's political actions while holding a policymaking position in the government affect his fitness to hold an academic post. One can defend the right of a war criminal to speak without rewarding him with a tenured position. Does "gross misconduct" under the Statutes of the University extend only to University matters? Can the University simply wash its hands of, or in the case of Kissinger, openly condone crimes against humanity, if such...
...wanted to be the world's greatest fighter at 11-years-old... I wanted to be the greatest of all time. I heard Rocky Marciano defend his title when I was a little boy. On the radio the man said. 'And still the Heavyweight Champion of the World, Rocky Marciano.' I rode off in the rain that night on my bicycle... and I said, 'Just think the champion of the whole world. (Ali snapped his fingers) He can whip every man in Russia-(laughter and applause)-every man in China.... The champion of the whole world. And my purpose...
Pasztor, who claims never to have lost an argument on Vietnam, said yesterday that the Left "turned this into an issue of free speech. Their views must be so weak that they're afraid to try to defend them...
With these problems solved, the HJAA will be a "workshop where Black youth may present and defend their ideas and programs, which will encourage compassionate but critical reflection of the goals, the work, and the problems of black people the world over." said Drewry...