Word: intellect
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...most influential survivor of that panel, Brennan waged a sometimes lonely fight over the past two decades to stem a growing conservative tide in the Supreme Court. Using both his intellect and his gregarious personality, he tried -- not always successfully -- to slow the steady erosion of the landmark decisions on civil liberties that he had written or helped shape. His departure, which may be followed soon by those of the court's two remaining aging liberals, could set the stage for a total transformation of the high court. It could become a body more skeptical of -- if not hostile...
...spent small fortunes to pursue an education that promised us an intellectual "good life" independent of financial reward. They continued as we passed between the Edenic Yard, with its manicured lawns and gardens, and Cambridge streets, with their community of the homeless. And some of us nurtured a "liberal intellect" while maintaining membership in clubs long known for their elitism, social exclusivity and sexual and racial bias...
...have the highest regard, admiration andaffection for President Bok," Gregorian said. "Iwill miss his wit and charm and intellect...
...role, however, of a generation of women struggling to define feminism in a society with many options available to them. No wonder Wellesley students only narrowly chose the novelist Alice Walker (who declined the invitation) over Barbara Bush when electing a graduation speaker. Alice Walker represents the intellect who is recognized for her products on the written page; Barbara Bush is the matriarch who is recognized by her volunteerism and commitment to family. Something in both Walker and Bush appeals to young women...
...says what the tradition is? The answer is, Anyone who can make his interpretations stick. Too often authority is gained through raw political power, or compelled by blind allegiance to a religious sect. But sometimes, as in Hartman's case, interpretive validity is achieved through the simple force of intellect...