Word: harmfulness
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...What harm was done, in truth?Some of the Nation's trappings were repossessed by some of the Nation's true rulers. On the other hand, I am more than a little Queasy about the prospect of a similar scene - only magnified 10, 20 or an unimaginable number of times. There will not, Sir, I warrant, be enough Trappings to go around...
LIKE THE Spanish Inquisition and the Salem witch trials, The Communist-hunting of the McCarthy era represents one of those too frequent periods in history when tolerance and rationality were abandoned in the overzealous pursuit of an ignoble goal. Such aberrations in social behavior, because they so unjustly harm the innocent, often inspire potent works of art depicting the struggle of the helpless individual against the demonic forces of the prosecution. The theme is tailor-made for exciting, socially significant theatre and cinema. When done well, the result is a deeply moving classic of the modern stage like...
...opponents--notably Peter Schenk, a Dubmarton gardener who quit his post to fight the plan--said that construction would cause irreparable harm and that Harvard could find a perfectly acceptable location near the main building but outside the garden...
Carter: The Democratic candidate argues that economic development does not have to harm the environment, but frankly declares: "I want to make it clear that if there is ever a conflict, I will go for beauty, clean air, water and landscape." According to Lewis Regenstein, executive vice president of the Fund for Animals, "Carter has taken a stronger stand [on environmental issues] than any other candidate in modern times." In contrast to Ford, Carter favors a federal role in long-range land-use planning, tougher controls on air and water pollution and a bill that would "require reclamation...
...District of Columbia endorsed a set of standards that lawyers must meet. It then added the startling requirement that whenever a defendant shows that his lawyer was seriously inadequate, the federal prosecutor bears the burden of proving "beyond a reasonable doubt" that the lawyer's action did no harm to his client's chances...