Word: draconianism
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...also hope that the Palfery era will be one of improved relations between Adams House and the larger Harvard community. Lasy semester's infamous "Gong Incident" and the draconian enforcement of interhouse prohibitions (especially when hardworking Crimson editors come seeking a hot meal) have left a sour taste in many mouths. We recognize that Adams House's newly renovated dinning hall and at times, overwhelming crowd control dilemma. We trust that the Palfreys, two apparently very intelligent people, will discover a solution that pleases residents and outsiders alike...
What is it exactly that keep the freshmen contained? Academic ambition, Draconian proctors? Or is it something physical like Memorial Fence, which encloses all of Harvard Yard? If so, why so many gates? Where do they come from? At least 10 gates, small and unfrequented, were class gifts. But what about the major gates, the ones with inspiring inscriptions, or memorial plaques or the ones most every student passes through every day? Does anyone look up? Do Harvard students love what sets them free? Consider the following test...
What is it exactly that keep the freshmen contained? Academic ambition, Draconian proctors? Or is it something physical like Memorial Fence, which encloses all of Harvard Yard? If so, why so many gates? Where do they come from? At least 10 gates, small and unfrequented, were class gifts. But what about the major gates, the ones with inspiring inscriptions, or memorial plaques or the ones most every student passes through every day? Does anyone look up? Do Harvard students love what sets them free? Consider the following test...
...done in the case of seizure of assets from drug traffickers. But it is not clear yet whether the judiciary will be willing to balance rights in the same way in the case of drunken driving, which is a less serious offense. And make no mistake, the measures are draconian: "Seizing a vehicle can be a real hardship for a spouse who needs to go to work or a child who needs to go to school," says Cohen. Moreover, the seizure can stick with only a preponderance of the evidence to back it up (because it is a civil action...
...officials countered potential objections about the cruelty of this measure by asserting that personal sacrifices would serve the common weal. "We go beyond neighborly love," said one. "We extend it to future generations. Therein lies the high ethical value and justification of the law." As Kevles notes, the Nazis' draconian eugenics program did not originally encompass the anti-Semitism that later so rabidly characterized the Third Reich. But as Hitler and his regime turned ever more fiercely against the Jews, the sterilization of "undesirables" escalated into genocide, a horrifying realization of Francis Galton's vision of the world biologically cleansed...