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...view of the European, an American is nomad in relation to place, disattached in relation to time, lonely in relation to society, and insubmissive to circumstance, destiny, or God. It is difficult to be an American, because there is as yet no code, grammar, decalogue by which to orient oneself. Americans are still engaged in inventing what it is to be an American...
...wonderful life would now become! What an inconceivable experience it is to attain one's ideal and, at the very same moment, to fulfill oneself. I was stirred to the depths of my being. Never had I felt happiness like this-so intense and yet so pure...
...justify its irritating restrictions? If the grape-vine serves us well, the objection to women in the House during afternoons is the same tired horse that has carried countless messages of rejection before, the doctrine of protection--protection, in this case, from one's roommates, House mates, and oneself. Apparently, the Administrative Board is concerned with the all-Harvard House ideal, where students who wish to study, meditate, palaver, or what have you are free from feminine interruptions. Between for and seven, the argument goes, it's time for entertainment and no one works anyway. But, during the afternoon...
...Compromise. Perhaps the most difficult part of life in a Communist country is to keep peace with oneself. "Nearly every day," said the priest, "a man is forced to compromise with evil and disturb the peace of mind that is within him. By frequently making compromises, he becomes morally insensible...
...Defense today is much more scientific than you might think," he notes. "In the past, football people felt that defense play was mostly instinctive. You set up your six or seven-man line, figuring that the natural reaction is to protect oneself, and that therefore a lineman would automatically get away from a blocker and move to the ball-carrier...