Word: proof
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...This document, recognizing the danger of concentrated authority, safeguards these values even further by diffusing the power of those in whose hands it is entrusted.The structure of our government is ample proof of the very real concern our Founding Fathers had over the possibility of a tyranny by the majority. 'The greatest good for the greatest number' is ethically sound only insofar as it is consonant with 'The least harm to the least number...
...school or college, and whether they are dependent upon the family or hold any scholarships. A parent must fill out his total income for the last year and estimated income for the coming year, besides a listing of business expenses charged against this income. As added proof, Harvard requires an Income Tax statement, and a listing of all extraordinary expenses. The administrators also want information on assets; they ask parents to put down the present value of real estate holdings and the present mortgage, a listing of savings, and the total cash value of stocks and bonds...
...Greenleases came another note, enclosing Bobby's Maltese cross school pin as proof that the family was dealing with the real kidnapers. After that, Hall called the family by telephone. He sounded sober, speaking in a low but brisk tone, introducing himself each time as "M." From Kansas City pay stations, he sometimes talked for as long as ten minutes. To find out if her son was still alive, Mrs. Greenlease one night talked to him directly and requested Hall to ask Bobby two questions: What was the name of the Greenlease driver in Europe last summer? What...
Wilson, who never made clear his position on the American Girl, talked instead on "Women Look Better in Clothes." Nudo women, he felt, look awful. Wilson cited his experience in an Atlantic City nudist camp as proof of his stand...
...door, thus devaluating the property. "Before a building is to be out up, people in the neighborhood must be informed by law, so they can appeal to the City Council. But they are not notified," he claims. Pone speaks of municipal collusion and bribery, but has yet no documented proof to back his charges...