Word: equal
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...impossible to view the assertion that love can occur between a master and a slave without a bit of sarcasm. Love occurs between two people who view each other on equal terms, never between one person who owns and has nearly absolute power over the other. Hemings might have been able to speak French, Italian and Spanish like a native, but enslaved, she remained nothing more than chattel. Regardless of the many years these two might have spent together, their "long emotional and sexual engagement," as Wilentz puts it, can only be reduced to a master forcing a slave...
...Marriage Question" by Daniel M. Suleiman (Column, Nov. 10): As someone who is getting married a week after graduation, I agree with Suleiman that our generation is fortunate enough to realize that marriage is an equal partnership built on trust and compromise. For far too long such compromises have often been at the expense of women's career goals. That's no longer true...
They've done it again. Religious zealots have struck yet another blow against equal rights for all Americans. Hawaii's constitution now guarantees the state legislature's right to treat gays and lesbians as second class citizens. For the most part, we may thank the Christian fundamentalists and the Mormons for the newly-ratified amendment...
...really criticize these religious groups for being true to their faith? Perhaps the most common objection to equal rights for gays and lesbians is the religious one: "God disapproves of homosexuality," or "my religion won't allow me to support gay rights." What it comes down to is this: because the Bible says homosexuality is wrong, many people feel incapable of supporting or even allowing for gay rights. For example, when asked about his stance on the issue, House Majority Leader Dick Armey replied simply: "The Bible is very clear on this...
...five months, and I didn't think he would be able to handle it. The floor show was amazing, and I felt that it bore equal importance to education...