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...judge civilizations like individuals, they should all be hanged, because with individuals it takes but one murder to merit a hanging. But if one judges civilizations by what they have taken from and what they have given the world, a nonjaundiced observer -- say, one of the millions in Central Europe and Asia whose eyes are turned with hope toward America -- would surely bless the day Columbus set sail...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Hail Columbus, Dead White Male | 5/27/1991 | See Source »

...consent decree also forces the Ivy League colleges to abandon their long-standing agreement to base financial aid solely on need and not merit...

Author: By Philip P. Pan, | Title: Time for A Bidding War? | 5/24/1991 | See Source »

...exhibition of new paintings by David Salle at the Gagosian Gallery in Manhattan (through May 4) has one tiny merit. It reminds you how lousy and overpromoted so much "hot," "innovative" American art in the 1980s was. If Julian Schnabel is Exhibit A in our national wax museum of recent duds, David Salle is certainly Exhibit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Exhibit B in The Dud Museum | 4/29/1991 | See Source »

...Godot is pretty poor. Production staffer Marc Friedman built an unremarkable set, consisting of little more than objects arranged to conceal the pillars of the basement. Although the spartan set conforms to Beckett's stage directions, it contributes little to the production. The costumes are also adequate but merit no special attention...

Author: By Carey Monserrate, | Title: This Play Keeps Us Waiting | 4/25/1991 | See Source »

There is no doubt that the post-war world is filled with problems that need to be solved. You are right in saying that Bush deceived the Kurds to a certain degree. Perhaps my basic position has no more merit than yours...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bush Has No Legal Basis to Intervene for Kurds | 4/24/1991 | See Source »

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