Word: governor
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...basic meaning of the Puerto Rican experience, according to Governor Luis Munoz Marin, is that a people, freed from colonialism, can avoid nationalism...
...Governor, questioned once again on his opinion of Castro, asserted that he has great sympathy for the Cuban Revolution but disagrees with some of its methods...
Until 1950, Puerto Rico had been ruled by an appointed governor. In that year, Munoz succeeded in convincing the United States Congress that an elected governor would better serve the interests both of the Puerto Ricans and the residents of the United States. In 1952 he added the final step in the creation of this new entity by convincing the Congress to pass the new Constitution of Puerto Rico, which made the island an "estado libre asociado." Puerto Ricans now had virtual home rule, protection of the United States, and continued exemption from the burden of federal taxes...
...subject of Castro and the Cuban situation the Governor said, "The Cuban Revolution is one of the greatest in the history of Latin America. It is great because it has significance. First, a people defeated a well-equipped army, a situation that has never occurred before in Latin America. Second, it was a real democratic revolution. It happened during a period of prosperity. Therefore, it had a very genuine moral content. The intentions of the revolution are clearly to establish a good democracy in Cuba...
...question of the Godkin Lectures, the Governor was non-committal for the first time during the morning. All he would say was that Nationalism, in his view, is becoming obsolete, that it doesn't go in a nuclear-power world. Considering Munoz' unique achievement in the field of applied political theory, his views on the subject should be well worth the trip to Sanders Theatre...