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Perhaps Havel will enlighten us as to his past actions. But more significantly, we await the address of the statesperson and linguistic enthusiast who wrote: "Words that electrify society with their freedom and truthfulness are matched by words that mesmerize, deceive, inflame, madden; words that are harmful, even lethal. The word as arrow." What words...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Havel Is an Excellent Choice | 4/14/1995 | See Source »

...same extent. They were not forced here against their will, sold, traded, and renamed like pets. I am aware that the community that has access to this letter is not large, but maybe my venting the frustration over this "frequent comparison" that Hutchins noted will enlighten somebody. Lisa A. Gladden

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Rights Movements Not Comparable | 4/12/1995 | See Source »

...From which country?'' I ask. This is like offering lox to a dog: I've given Joe the chance to enlighten his feckless bro. He hammers back half a flute of Dom Perignon and shifts into full-on Pitch Mode...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE GREAT SIMOLEON CAPER | 3/1/1995 | See Source »

TELEVISION'S GREAT POWER TO ENLIGHTEN has been surrendered to the crass hucksterism of commercial television that bombards us daily. PBS is the one bright spot in the vast wasteland. It may be broke, but it sure ain't broken...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Feb. 13, 1995 | 2/13/1995 | See Source »

...great civilizations have supported the arts," she said. "Art can illuminate, enlighten, inspire. It becomes heat in cold places, light in dark places...

Author: By Sorelle B. Braun, | Title: Streisand Defends Political Role of Art | 2/4/1995 | See Source »

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