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In France, the late Charles de Gaulle made every effort to rid the language of franglais expressions, with only mixed success. The Germans are hesitant to embark on a similar campaign of linguistic purification. One reason is that Hitler tried to purge German of all non-Teutonic expressions, and an...
With regard to M. David Landau's "Canada-The Quiet Desperation" (October 29, 1970), while I am in complete agreement that the recent actions of the Government of Canada constitute nothing less than a general purge, I must correct a factual error concerning the Montreal civic election of October 25...
Unpleasant Reminder. For his part, Goodell has little to lose-and perhaps something to gain-from the Agnew attack. He met it head-on by claiming that Agnew was out to "purge" him. Said Goodell: "This is campaign season, and the Vice President is on the campaign trail. But let...
As they fight for a homogeneous public philosophy, Democrats may ask whether this requires a realignment of the parties. Galbraith caught hell for suggesting a purge of the Southern bloc, which would mean allowing the Republicans to organize the House of Representatives and name the committee chairmen. If the legislative...
Most likely, though, any purge or reform must await the return of a strong Democratic president with the guts to lend his prestige to the effort. Not since FDR has the presidential party ever amassed enough muscle to intimidate the congressional party-although the prospects have improved somewhat since the...