Word: proudly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...graduate of a sister college, and as a member of a family proud of two generations of Harvard men, I should like to call to your attention a few mature thoughts inspired by a recent editorial in your paper...
...have cause to be proud of American law and judicial institutions. But the importance and scope of its work must not blind us to the fact that the administration of justice is not impartial, and that the rich and the poor do not stand on an equality before the law. It is useless to deny the suggestion that there is no law for the poor. To be sure, it may be found in law books. But in the light of the experience of a multitude of humble, honest people, this indictment appears to be the simple truth...
Acquiescence and enthusiasm to the contrary, however, the treaty plank is nothing of which to be proud. It mentions definitely the fact that the Republican Convention approves of the action of the Republican Senate--a fact scarcely open to doubt. It goes so far as to agree with the Senate in opposing the League of Nations without proper reservations. That, it will be seen, is a very different thing from favoring a League of Nations with reservations...
...have cause to be proud of our American law and judicial institutions. But the importance and scope of its work must not blind us to the fact that the administration of justice is not impartial, and that the rich and the poor do not stand on an equality before the law. It is useless to deny the suggestion that there is no law for the poor. To be sure, it may be found in the law books, but in the light of the experience of a multitude of humble, honest people this indictment appears to be the simple truth...
...Mexican, and if the United States gets into another war, I shall be willing and proud to wear our country's uniform once more. But I see no reason why we should institute a policy of jingoism when we have just been commemorating, with sadness, the death of 360 Harvard men who died fighting jingoism in Germany. Let us help, by all means, for that is the true mission of him who can; but let us not, in order to help a needy neighbor clean house, appropriate his dwelling for the use of our rent profiteers...