Word: inferiors
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...Proponents dream that the magic of the free market will increase competition and bring about the best possible results for schools. But the results are more likely to resemble our private health care system, in which people who use vouchers in the form of Medicare or Medicaid get vastly inferior care. Moreover, the Andovers, Exeters and Deerfields will still pick the kids they want, making a great influx of inner-city kids unlikely...
...After all, do Americans fail to honor Thomas Jefferson and George Washington because they were slave owners? And are Americans "out-raged" or "embarrassed and shocked" by the statements of such celebrated individuals as David Hume, who wrote, "I'm apt to suspect the negroes...to be naturally inferior to whites," or Immanuel Kant, who wrote, "The Negroes of Africa have by nature no feeling that rises above the trifling...
While Wheaton's game plan called for his team to take Princeton out of the game early, Harvard's lacsadaisical play let the inferior Tigers nearly pull off an upset...
...consequence of this attitude is that women are "driven" away from certain careers because they are made to feel uncomfortable or inferior. For example, aggressive male participation in the classroom has often discouraged women from concentrating in fields like economics or physics. Women have also left jobs in order to avoid sexual harassment or have been forced to decline promotions offered in return for sexual favors. Finally, women are told that if they go to fraternities or final clubs, they should expect to be physically harassed. Let's not make excuses for harassment simply because...
These scholars--who, Putnam suggested, were mostly Jews--had created "a climate of silence and fear of reprisal" in which scientists dared not openly admit to believing Blacks were genetically inferior to whites. Putnam even quoted professors who said they feared being denied tenure if they expressed their real views. His speech drew thunderous applause...