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Harvard still has its problems with thegovernment. By taking the public relations highground, though, the University has assured itselfof having to deflect less flak from theCongressional subcommittee members than many otherschools, particularly...

Author: By Gady A. Epstein, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Harvard Fares Better Than Stanford, MIT | 1/30/1992 | See Source »

...does not take much to remain in a safe moral highground, write an occasional letter to the editor lamenting the "loss of beautiful Jewish minds and souls," and offer prayers for the moral state of the Israeli, Diaspora and Harvard Jewish communities...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 'Jewish Voice' Isn't Monolithic | 10/22/1990 | See Source »

...once again, our "popularly elected" UC has abandoned the strategic moral highground and is launching its assault from the quicksand of incompetence...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The UC and Shad Hall | 2/24/1990 | See Source »

Although there have been reports of violence on both sides of the UMWA-Pittston dispute, the moral highground clearly belongs to the union. Rarely since the Bad Old Days when companies broke up strikes with armed thugs has there been a case where the two sides of a labor dispute were so clearly good and evil...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: UMWA, Yes! | 10/16/1989 | See Source »

FROM the beginning, Aquino's biggest selling point was also her greatest liability. Untainted by previous experience in politics, Aquino's naivete was a powerful moral highground from which to attack the blatant machinations of Marcos and his cronies. But once she came to power, her inexperience showed...

Author: By Jeffrey J. Wise, | Title: The Sky Has Its Limits | 9/24/1987 | See Source »

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