Word: defenders
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...asked her what her concentration was. Dawkins told the judge, "Afro-American Studies," at which point he asked her why she, a Black American, would choose a concentration that he considered to be redundant. Today, Dawkins has added on Government to her Afro-American concentration after often having to defend the legitimacy of a degree in Afro...
...living things have the same source. It is arrogant of man to impose his cruelty on creatures who have never harmed him and are powerless to defend themselves against him. Ethics demands of humankind reverence for all life...
...Defenders of defense attorneys answer that making unsavory accusations is often a lawyer's duty. Says Gillers: "If Litman were to say, 'Listen, / Chambers, this is your best shot, but I don't feel comfortable doing it because I feel it's morally wrong,' he would be guilty of malpractice." Another current trial in Manhattan, involving Subway Gunman Bernhard Goetz, demonstrates the legal value of blaming victims. Goetz offers self-defense as the reason why he shot four black youths who he suspected were preparing to rob him. His attorney has relentlessly highlighted the criminal intentions of the four...
WASHINGTON--President Reagan declared yesterday that U.S. military forces have been told to "defend yourselves" as the death toll from the Iraqi attack on a Navy frigate mounted...
From now on, the president said, "if aircraft approach any of our ships in a way that appears hostile, there is one order of battle. Defend yourselves. Defend American lives...