Word: karl
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Fleeing Hungary, Soros and his brother ended up in Britain in 1947. George enrolled at the London School of Economics, where, from philosopher Karl Popper, he learned about the links between communism and fascism and the importance of "open societies." The lessons stuck with Soros and now underpin his efforts on behalf of the part of Europe that bore the brunt of both repressive isms and where, he fears, freedom may be at risk if economic and political chaos provokes a return to authoritarian rule. "There are two reasons why I support open societies," he explains. "One is the possibility...
Also retiring are Professor of Sociology Lee Rainwater, Professor of the History of Science Barbara G. Rosenkrantz '44, Leverett Professor of Physics Karl Strauch and Peabody Professor of American Archaeology and Ethnology Stephen Williams...
...millennium was as fanatical as that of their religious counterparts -- and far more destructive. Soviet, Cambodian, Korean, Chinese communists relentlessly drove their people to extremes of privation and repression in order to hasten the arrival of full-fledged "communism," the millennium as foretold by that 19th century prophet Karl Marx...
...attention. Even on the eve of last week's Congress, the presidential team gave fifty-fifty odds that a compromise could be reached. They were hopelessly optimistic. congressional Deputies who filed into the hall were so sour about reform that they refused even to consider a motion to remove Karl Marx's rallying cry, "Workers of the World, Unite," from the Russian Federation's national emblem. In the face of such hostility, Yeltsin's conciliatory appeal for "honest and equal cooperation" went unheard. Deputies yawned and chatted as the President's supporters pleaded for strong powers to "guarantee" reforms. When...
Using logic which would make Karl Marx proud, the staff effectively urges socialistic paternalism as the governing principle of the economy of Harvard Square...