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...international law. That case is weak. The real case rests instead on other premises: that to be constrained from supporting freedom by an excessive concern for sovereignty (and a unilateral concern, at that) is neither especially moral nor prudent. The West, of late, has taken to hiding behind parchment barriers as an excuse for inaction when oppressed democrats beg for help. The Reagan Doctrine, while still hiding a bit, announces an end to inaction...
This past summer, I acknowledged my new home at Currier House by laying upon my doorpost for the first time in my life a small wooden case containing inscribed parchment--a mezuza. For religious Jews, this is a practice dictated by written law. For others, it is a symbolic act of identification. To everyone, the mezuza affords good luck and represents pride in one's heritage and a pledge to perpetuate a worthy tradition. Considered a religious article, an authentic mezuza carries with it the sacredness of a Bible; its destruction or mishandling is forbidden under Jewish law. Yet, some...
...handwriting analysis should fail, the experts turn to tests of paper, ink and pens, such as those carried out by the West German Federal Archives last week. Here, too, experience and a keen eye for detail may prove sufficient to detect deceit. Benjamin notes that in the West parchment was used exclusively until about the year 1150. Next came two types of rag paper. One was laid paper, formed by being stretched across wires that left visible lines spaced about an inch apart. It was in common use until about 1800. The other was wove paper, in which the fibers...
...Reformation that befell the English church is nearly half a millennium past by now. Henry and Catherine have long crumbled into dust. But the 2-ft. by 3-ft. parchment petition, headed Sanctissimo in Christo and bemedaled with ribbons and the 75 red wax seals of the petitioners, looks as imposing as it did on the day in 1530 when it arrived on Pope Clement's desk. It was long filed away in the Vatican, but 100 years ago, the church opened its ancient archives to selected scholars. This year, to commemorate that date, the Vatican...
Wiedemann said the class made Ali an honorary member after his first speech and may offer him a "plaque or parchment" at Saturday's speech...