Word: recants
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...following year Luther was summoned to recant his writings before the Diet of Worms, a council of princes convened by the young Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. In his closing defense, Luther proclaimed defiantly: "Unless I am convinced by testimony from Holy Scriptures and clear proofs based on reason - because, since it is notorious that they have erred and contradicted themselves, I cannot believe either the Pope or the council alone - I am bound by conscience and the Word of God. Therefore I can and will recant nothing, because to act against one's conscience is neither safe...
...when Rozwalak arrived at the modern Polonez Hotel, he proceeded to recant his earlier statements in the presence of the Western reporters. As the local Communist Party leader and provincial governor looked on crestfallen, the pale and nervous mechanic told the foreigners, "I regret it. I was not aware of what I was doing and acted under duress. I had a choice-freedom or internment...
...doctors contending in a tearful courtroom scene that their lives had already been destroyed, and many critics protesting that the terms were too light. The doctors--no longer employed by the University--are appealing, and one juror held a bizarre news conference a few weeks after the verdict to recant her vote. One of the doctors, Hussain, has since pled innocent to two additional counts of rape...
...speed the process of decay in guerrilla ranks, the Thai government offers a generous amnesty program. So far this year more than 1,000 guerrillas in the northeast have defected. Those who defect are not asked to apologize or recant. They are generally given work on government construction projects or assisted with funds gathered by local merchants. Says Lieut. General Lak Salikupt, regional commander of the Second Army: "Persuasion is always more efficient than gunfire...
Today Koch is sore at Auletta for printing those remarks because they showed Koch in a bad light, one that his enemies like the Village Voice enjoy switching on. But Koch does not deny having those feelings then, nor does he recant them now. On the other hand, he has frequently spoken out against injustice to blacks. He has appointed a higher percentage of blacks (18%) to top administrative positions than did any one of the three mayors who preceded him. He took the patronage out of the procedure for choosing young people for summer jobs, and raised the percentage...