Word: legalism
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...obscured by legal uncertainties is Reader Reynolds' question, the answer may well depend on events of the next few weeks; perhaps on the monthly meeting of Suez Canal Co. directors this week in Paris. The British Government holds 44% of the Canal shares, French capitalists about 50%. Of the directorate, 21 are French, ten British, one Dutch; but no shareholder may control more than ten of the 32 votes...
...deeper liberal principle, that of the orderly processes of a democratic government. Unlike Mr. Conant, he did not see that if everyone were to disobey laws of which they did not approve anarchy would occupy the same bed as freedom of speech. He forgot that there are satisfactory and legal methods of repealing unwise laws...
...Bill. He will also receive student and faculty support in an intelligent fight for its repeal. There are three ways in which this may be done. First, should further investigation prove that the oath is not mandatory as it appears at present it will be an ineffective blot in legal files. Secondly, should it be of questionable constitutionality, a test case will wipe it off the statute books. Thirdly, should it only be a poor piece of legislation, the most probable eventuality, Mr. Mather has all the qualities which would arouse public opinion to influence the State Legislature...
Despite his extreme youth and his long absence from Harvard, no man is receiving more serious consideration as the new Dean of the Law School than 37-year-old Lloyd Kirkham Garrison '19, Wisconsin's brilliant legal executive...
...despite his scant 37 years, Mr. Garrison has won the universal respect of the legal profession and apparently is in no frame of mind to rest on his laurels...