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Third, how can we be sure that we do not hurt the workers we are trying to help? What if clothing workers in a particular country or region, given the choice, would prefer not to see us terminate licenses that might put them out of jobs? While we should not passively accept a status quo, we must avoid the mistake of assuming that we know better than workers what is best for them. This information must come from the workers or their representatives, and we should be very careful to see that it is accurate and reliable...

Author: By Allan A. Ryan jr., | Title: Asking the Hard Questions | 3/19/1999 | See Source »

...certainly would prefer for Harvard to own it rather than a private developer," Charney said...

Author: By Meredith B. Osborn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Swedenborgen Chapel Named Historical Site | 3/16/1999 | See Source »

...passivity amounts to a kind of laziness. But in some sense I fancy myself a rebel, actively passive, refusing to submit to Harvard's drive towards definition. Perhaps there is a "subtler eloquence" in my mumbles. Or perhaps my uneasiness with talking comes from the simple fact that I prefer the comfort that ambiguity provides...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Editor's Note: Transmission Received | 3/11/1999 | See Source »

...passivity amounts to a kind of laziness. But in some sense I fancy myself a rebel, actively passive, refusing to submit to Harvard's drive towards definition. Perhaps there is a "subtler eloquence" in my mumbles. Or perhaps my uneasiness with talking comes from the simple fact that I prefer the comfort that ambiguity provides...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TRANSMISSION RECEIVED | 3/11/1999 | See Source »

...Where do you prefer to act-on stage or in films...

Author: By Jared S. White, | Title: Paul Rudd Loves the Nightlife! | 3/5/1999 | See Source »

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