Word: functions
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...lying alone by myself at night and thoughts are racing through my head. Things that occur naturally to me, trying to catch myself thinking, write those down and present them to the external phenomenal world and end this constant division between inside and outside--that's the great function of art. And I think that's revolutionary in itself in that it contrasts manipulativeness and public speech with the candor of interior music. That's what Walt Whitman asked for. His word was candor and I don't think that can be emphasized enough...
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...they have a function," the text reads, "Final clubs give parties, rent rooms to members (hourly or for the summer), have alumni connections for that hard-to-get-job during the recession, hold black tie dinners, and go on group trips to Wellesley, Simmons or other members' country homes...
...There is no function of any kind on the part of B.C.C.I. I know of no present relationship. I know of no planned future relationship...
...know, however, that in its police function the press relies less on the Constitution than on the Ten Commandments, although not all of them. "Thou shalt not steal" is much less interesting than "Thou shalt not commit adultery." Until recently, the cautious public figure searching for a baseline against which to measure his conduct could look to the Gary Hart scandal of 1987. Roughly translated, the Hart standard meant that the conduct in question had to be verified, reckless, substantial and current, by a candidate running for President. The challenge Follow Me was optional...