Word: provenance
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...discipline of any kind is an intolerable interference." This same kind of teacher, Reagan added, frequently "interprets his academic freedom as the right to indoctrinate students with his view of things. Woe to the student who challenges his interpretation of history or who questions the economic theory given as proven formula...
...anything, the offensive line this year should prove to be more effective and dependable than it was last season. It is not often that Feula has a relatively experienced center (Tom Weiss), a big tackle who is as quick as Bob Brooks the is a professional prospect), and two proven ends like Carter Lord and Joe Cook. The only unsure spot was right tackle, and there Chris Burns has been a diligent learner and competent performer...
Prosecution is rare: women do not testify. Yet doctors in most states can never forget that the sole defense is proven necessity to save the patient's life. Only seven states even consider her health or safety. Actually, most hospital abortions are performed for admittedly illegal reasons, notably mental illness and German measles (25% of the 1964 total). Unfortunately, fear of the consequences creates vast inequities. To fend off prosecution, special hospital boards often use quotas and render questionable moral judgments...
...declare that I am confident that in many respects the public exaggerates the evils associated with the use of marihuana. Occasional use, considered strictly from a health standpoint, apart from social consequences, has not been demonstrated to be deleterious. One may assume (although this has not been clearly proven) that the physical welfare of an individual is at least as gravely prejudiced by occasional use of alcohol and constant use of cigarette tobacco as by episodic use of marihuana. However, if consideration for the moment be confined only to the physical consequences of marihuana (apart from all social and legal...
Many of the arguments which are presented against marihuana are specious. It is, of course, absurd to argue that because most users of heroin first used marihuana, marihuana is proven to be a usual preliminary step to heroin addiction. One might as well say that because most users of heroin once imbibed milk, milk leads to heroin addiction. The true inquiry is what percentage of marihuana users become heroin addicts, and as to that we seem to have no reliable information...