Word: defenders
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...those who thought the punishment of probation too harsh rather than too feeble. The sad fact is that free speech at Harvard has been dying for some time and that this latest Ad Board ruling is further evidence that the administration is simply unwilling to do anything effective to defend...
...hard to say which is sillier, the belief that this constitutes effective punishment, or the fear of the Ad Board minority that it was too brutal. It would seem from this farcical episode that Harvard's authorities are divided between those who think it is wrong to defend free speech effectively and those who think it is wrong to defend free speech...
...main parties. For their part, the Conservatives will run on their record, promoting privatization, austere public spending and a strong nuclear policy. "The issues," says a Thatcher aide, "will be whether the country wants a prudent or imprudent economy, to attack inflation or let it rip, to defend or ignore defending our shores...
...outlook remains marred by the weak dollar and slumping bond prices. The employment report may lead the Federal Reserve Board to conclude that the economy is strong enough to withstand a further rise in interest rates, which would defend the dollar and guard against an acceleration of inflation...
...Catholic Church, counter that the people have a right to self-protection. The vigilantes, says Jaime Cardinal Sin, the outspoken Archbishop of Manila, represent the "people reacting to the violence of the rebels." Says Army Commanding General Rodolfo A. Canieso: "It is the inherent right of a citizen to defend himself. Everything else is politics...