Word: jeffersonism
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...razor-thin lead had stabilized about where it would end up: just 6,582 votes out of a record 1.78 million ballots cast. That was enough, however, for Virginia's Governor-elect to declare proudly, "As a boy, when I would read about an Abe Lincoln or a Thomas Jefferson . . . when I would read that all men are created equal and that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights . . . I knew it meant...
...crowd of more than 250 packed Jefferson Hall for the two-hour symposium, which included 20-minute presentations by Dillon Professor of the Civilization of France Stanley H. Hoffmann, Gurney Professor of Political Science Adam B. Ulam and Cowles Professor of Government Judith N. Shklar. Charles S. Maier '60, professor of history, moderated the panel and fielded questions from the audience...
...Jefferson Park, 1 Jackson Place
...marked by such piercing incidents. A Washington Post reporter, he begins by following some 600 freshmen, ruddy and damp in their new gray wool uniforms. Loud harassment is the order of the day ("Pull that neck in, mister. You call that bracing?"). It has been this way since Thomas Jefferson founded the academy in 1802, and in the crowd of intimidated cadets the figures tend to blur -- until destiny selects them for service in Viet...
Kalikow said the Lutheran Homeless Center and the Jefferson Park Teen Drop-In are among the groups which will benefit from the funds...