Word: logical
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Second, by Samuels' logic, any gross violation of our privacy, even if the resulting information is of negligible value, is justified if it is done for our "protection." By that same standard, Harvard should read and censor students' e-mail in violation of the Electronic Communication Privacy Act of 1986 in order to prevent any possible disturbances or crimes; likewise, the Harvard Student Telephone Office should be able to tap our phone lines and the Harvard Mail Service open our packages and letters without any cause and in violation...
...lopsided Senate vote in Kelso's favor would have been the expected end of it. Instead, a bipartisan group of women forced a daylong debate. Those who tried to defend the admiral were reduced to praise for a solid 38-year career -- minus Tailhook and logic. Republican Senator Ted Stevens of Arkansas asked his female colleagues to "remember that ((Kelso is)) a father of two young women who are very sensitive of their father's role in this matter" -- whatever that meant. John Warner of Virginia worried about the hardship Kelso's wife would bear if he were...
...system of only allowing students admission to their own houses lacks any logic whatsoever. Certainly, the card keys increase Harvard students' protection from Cambridge's criminals. Yet limited inter-house access almost presumes a criminal element among the student body. Why would someone living in Mather automatically constitute more of a threat to a Quincy resident than another Quincy resident...
...focus on teaching "approaches" has made its mark. Very specific courses on small time periods and narrow subject areas are common in the core. The logic is that an approach to history can be taught as well or perhaps better, in course on the Darwinian revolution as is can in a broad survey course...
Levine said his teammates never ceased to challenge each other's logic...