Word: defendant
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Your letter to me, and your even more pompous letter to my son, show no glint of comprehension of what is self evidently a most difficult and agonizing problem. It is entirely possible to defend Dow Chemical's right to destroy its corporate reputation by sending its agents to the Harvard Yard--and I would agree with you on this--without implying, as your letters do, that the protection of suppliers of napalm is a virtuous cause and that all sin lies with those who, in a groping and adolescent way are, trying to preserve their university from what they...
...central banks the world over. The U.S. can afford to let its money be used by others; Britain, needing every penny it mints, no longer can, but has long insisted on continuing to try. The result is that when the Bank of England is driven to the wall to defend sterling, it may discover that as much as 75% of the supply of pounds extant is in the hands of foreigners-and out of reach...
Purely Domestic. Having sworn so long to defend the pound against even the idea of devaluation, Harold Wilson gave plenty of new ammunition to the Tories when he broke his word. Tory Leader Ted Heath greeted the news by saying, "I utterly condemn the government for devaluing the pound," but Quintin Hogg, the Tories' shadow Home Secretary, made a more telling thrust: "People are angry and humiliated by this decision," he said. "At last they will realize that the Labor government cannot govern with its financial policies...
...four tanks into the city's dusty squares, took over the Presidential Palace and, in a matter-of-fact broadcast over the government radio station, announced that Sallal had been removed "from all positions of authority." Not a shot was fired; not a single Yemeni stood up to defend Sallal. In Baghdad, Sallal asked for political asylum, sniffing heroically that "every revolutionary must anticipate obstacles and difficult situations...
...free speech' or 'open campus,' it will make Harvard's present policy indefensible. The man who sells pretzels on the Square may want to sell them in the Yard--which is not only more profitable for him but also more convenient for students. Yet it is not difficult to defend the policy of keeping that man off campus--and it's not a question of natural, moral or political rights...