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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Siegel's book may draw spirited attacks from conservatives and skepticism from those who have fought and conquered addictions, but his ideas are respected by drug authorities. Says Dr. Lester Grinspoon, a Harvard psychiatrist and author of several books on drugs: "I have come to the view that humans have a need -- perhaps even a drive -- to alter their state of consciousness from time to time." Pioneer drug researcher Dr. Andrew Weil of the University of Arizona College of Medicine confirms that view: "There is not a shred of hope from history or from cross-cultural studies to suggest that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: Do Humans Need to Get High? | 8/21/1989 | See Source »

...right on. They say you can judge a man's value by his enemies. I have an interesting assortment. The National Rifle Association, pro-lifers, the animal-rights people. For years I have fought to abolish Saturday-night specials and those cop-killing bullets that explode on impact. I have taken a strong stand against the church or state telling women what they can and cannot do with their bodies. We need animal models ((for experiments)), and I've been fighting this battle for years. It gets tougher and tougher. The animal-rights people are powerful and rich...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Interview with ANN LANDERS: Living By the Letter | 8/21/1989 | See Source »

...want anybody calling me Ms. I have certain ideas that I had even before the feminist movement came along. I always believed in these things, like equal pay for equal work, but I can't say that I went out and fought for those principles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Interview with ANN LANDERS: Living By the Letter | 8/21/1989 | See Source »

...principal causes of casualties are terrain and weather. Never before have men fought for any length of time at such altitudes, breathing air that contains less than half the oxygen at sea level, at temperatures that drop below -43 degrees F, in blinding blizzards that can last days. Both sides admit that 8 out of 10 casualties are caused by the harsh conditions -- including soldiers being swept away in cascades of snow or tumbling into crevasses. Says a Pakistani officer at the northern end of the Saltoro sector: "We are brave. They are brave. And we both face the same...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Himalayas War at the Top Of the World | 7/31/1989 | See Source »

...addition, I would imagine that the courts would look at such a law as an unconstitutional invasion of privacy, something you yourself have fought against. I must admit I am surprised that someone with your credentials could concoct a proposal that seems so flawed constitutionally...

Author: By Jonathan S. Cohn, | Title: An Open Letter to Larry Tribe | 7/21/1989 | See Source »

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