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...that we have an appreciation of the fact that everyone needs to be educated," Henderson said. "Therefore, when presented with an opportunity to help a group of people whose thirst for education is great, but whose government essentially denies them this opportunity, we should do whatever we can to quench that thirst...
...give it to a minority because of a racial quota. Is that really fair? Gantt says it is." In fact, Gantt had said the opposite about quotas, but the ad put him on the defensive. His response -- "This time, don't be taken in by the sleaze" -- failed to quench the fear and resentment ignited by Helms' adroit strategy. Said Professor Merle Black of Emory University: "It was a 1990s version of 'Wake up, white people,' " a motto of white supremacists 40 years...
...quench their thirst and stave off dehydration, U.S. troops in the 120 degreesF Saudi Arabian desert must drink up to 8 gal. of water a day. Much of the vital liquid comes from local bottled well water that is cumbersome to transport...
...driver's license of anyone caught writing a graffito has been sent to Governor George Deukmejian for signing. Another bill would require store owners to lock up millions of cans of spray paint to prevent shoplifting by taggers. But it is unlikely that such supply-side measures will quench the tagging urges of the Los Angeles spray-can artist known as Chaka and his competitor Ozone, who have left their gaudy signatures some 15,000 times across the breadth of the Los Angeles basin...
...today, a nightmare, the dark side of the force set free in the '60s. The paeans to the generation's liberties echo dolorously, as Love has truly become as strong as Death. "Sometimes," ( Eric Clapton said recently, "you need to hear some harmonic softeners, some quiet, to kind of quench the fire and calm yourself." But the fire cannot be fully extinguished. Though they abhor its destructiveness, those who lived through 1968 are still hooked on the energy, prisoners of their old freedoms. They may now feel safe, but they are sorry. For they were born, born to be wild...