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Rebellion is a natural outgrowth of the Polish character-ebullient, romantic, ready to defend national pride at the drop of a kapelusz, and ironic enough to look forward to a potent drink right afterward. Sums up a Polish woman: "We can only be compared with the Irish." A Western diplomat who has served in Poland puts it differently: "The Poles are a bunch of anarchists." That may be overstating matters, but it is true that the Poles bend less willingly to Soviet domination than any other satellite. The Catholic Church, which has nurtured the Polish spirit when outside powers have...
...seemed like fate had been cruel to Tom Murray. The captain of the Harvard hockey team had, in a moment of inspiration, christened the Crimson's potent first line (Mike Watson centering for Murray and Greg Olson), "Instant Karma," a phrase coined by the late John Lennon...
...them half jesting that they are so bound to the U.S. that they should be allowed to vote. Now they wait with hope and considerable caution for an executive reorganization in the "home office" in Washington that, with luck and a bit of wisdom, could become a potent force for more prosperity throughout the world-and for peace as well...
Olson's line, the potent connection with Tom Murray and Mike Watson that team captain Murray likes to call "Instant Karma," came out for the final stanza ready to play...
...Student Assembly requested a formal review of College governance last spring, it did so with some trepidation, fearing that the review might make it just another powerless advisory committee. But this week the Governance Review Committee indicated it is likely to suggest that the assembly be reformed into a potent central body with a $60,000 annual budget, and assembly members began to rejoice at a dream-come-true...