Word: dorgan
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...absolutely free," he said. "The oath bill interferes with abuse of freedom, not freedom itself. It's an honor to be asked to defend the Constitution. Why, notaries are charged five dollars for their oaths. If I charged the teachers that, they'd be after me with machine guns!" Dorgan relaxed against the sofa and laughed heartily...
...Dorgan pointed out that, although Samuel Eliot Morison '08, professor of History, said that the bill didn't actually interfere with academic freedom, other Harvard professors had protested such an interference. "But they never define academic freedom," he complained. "There's a difference between academic freedom and academic license...
...former firebrand of the House criticized the etiquette of James A. McLaughlin, Professor of Law, at the hearing on the oath bill at the State House. Dorgan charged that Professor McLaughlin pretended he didn't see the committee on the bill, and then turned around and asked. "Is this the committee?" This query was cited by Dorgan as a bad example to Harvard students...
...Dorgan remarked, "Conant's a great fellow, but the Constitution doesn't say "We the Teachers" does it? I think that this bill may affect their superiority complexes...
...those familiar with political trends at the Capitol, fate of the law which was passed under the Curley administration hung in the balance, until, after a heated debate, the results of the roll call were announced by the Speaker. Frequent allusions from the floor to ex-Representative Thomas A. Dorgan, sponsor of the Bill, who sat with drawn face, in the gallery, intensified the argument...