Word: discern
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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LAST spring, the war in Vietnam was the subject for a genuine debate on foreign policy among most Harvard students. A substantial minority, if not the majority, sought to discern a respectable rationale for the Johnson Administration's policy of heavy military engagement in the South and sporadic bombing in the North. Many of these students were deeply troubled by the war; they often felt that American officials were not quite sincere when they spoke of "unconditional negotiations." Still, as of last June, the Vietnam war was more of an annoying problem than a genuine crisis...
Last spring, the war in Vietnam was the subject for a genuine debate on foreign policy among most Harvard students. A substantial minority, if not the majority, sought to discern a respectable rationale for the Johnson Administration's policy of heavy military engagement in the South and sporadic bombing in the North. Many of these students were deeply troubled by the war; they often felt that American officials were not quite sincere when they spoke of "unconditional negotiations." Still, as of last June, the Vietnam war was more of an annoying problem than a genuine crisis...
...beginning,' and also as something which stands out beyond us, in whose work we are privileged to participate. With this kind of concept we can go forth, both humbly and confidently, to speak to other men everywhere, inviting them, praying them to reason together, to discern the general principles which all men may hold in common and thus to proceed to make the world the lawful habitation of mankind." February...
...discern an occasional eye pass...
...crises are evident in the paucity of results. In Watts, the high-tension Negro section of Los Angeles that erupted in fierce rioting a year and a half ago, measurable progress is almost impossible to discern. Local officials have done almost nothing, and the federal program has bogged down in red tape. Although there are job-training classes in Watts, the dropout rate is almost 50%. Small wonder. The curriculum, which includes such subjects as termite control and motorcycle repair, scarcely seems tailored to the Watts job market. Last summer, when it was feared that Watts would erupt again, federal...