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Sullivan began by arguing on Mansfield's own terms: the field of natural law. Sullivan noted that natural law looks to nature for guidance on what is good. Arguing that for some people homosexuality was natural, Sullivan questioned how it could then be morally wrong. He addressed an obvious retort to this assertion by distinguishing between homosexuality and other natural, but certainly undesirable, conditions, such as epilepsy and alcoholism...
...Native Americans and Hispanics, many of whom are ethnically white -- implies that these disparate groups are bonded simply by not being of Northern European descent. Often such coalitions add up to a majority, but they cling to rights based on minority status. When white male conservatives feel harassed, multiculturalists retort that they are enabling these fellow students to share in the sense of disenfranchisement, enriching their understanding of the world...
Bryan's vague claim drew a sharp retort from Senate minority leader Robert Dole. "This is almost a prejudgment here," said the Kansas Republican. "It seems to me it ought to be followed up with a charge or it ought to be retracted." As yet, the only hint of the nature of the alleged violations comes in a letter from Packwood's lawyers to Bryan that suggests a possible misuse of campaign donations...
...least, to parental homosexuality." Even the people who conducted this survey concede that the sample was far too small to be reliable. Moreover, if recent research is right in suggesting a genetic basis for homosexuality, it may be that parental role models have little or no influence. Conservatives retort that common sense suggests children are apt to emulate...
...Israeli and Palestinian society. But uncertainty about what has been wrought is so angst- laden that it forces many of those in Israel who fear for their safety to shout, "Too much!" Many Palestinians -- some still more interested in destroying Israel than in building a state of their own -- retort, "Not nearly enough!" Angry and frightened extremists on both sides have plenty of guns and are accustomed to using them. Even the majorities that embrace the agreement are hesitant and fearful as they enter uncharted waters...