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...point that I made in my very brief informal remarks was that I had to recognize the great uncertainties as to what the next war would be like. Therefore I suggested that I could not dismiss out of hand all arguments based on "defense" industry claims...
...Presbyterian Bruce Morgan, professor of religion at Amherst College, the age is truly post-Christian; those who dismiss it as just one among many periods of history dominated by nonbelievers "fail to see the uniqueness of our time." He doubts the contention of Harvard's Paul Tillich (TIME cover, March 16, 1959) that ordinary men, beneath their daily concerns, are still haunted by the "ultimate questions" that lead to the Christian answer...
Morganthan, a visiting professor in Government here in 1960-61, reiterated that the successof the demonstration hinged in the caliber of the partcipants. "They must present their case seriously," he warned, "or people in Washington will dismiss it as an adolescent prank...
...reasons for objecting to the U.N.'s use of force may not be valid, but they are perfectly clair, and--since they are to be the core of my New Republic piece--you might have tried to mention them. It is a bit too easy to dismiss an opinion which one has not accurately described. What ain't fair ain't American. Stanley Hoffmann, Associate Professor of Govt...
...dismiss opposing viewpoints without giving consideration to what they have to say. True academic freedom is not simply letting others speak, it also consists of listening to what they have to say before we judge them. Richard A. Derham...