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...certainly know many long-term residents of the city who feel that we should have had retraint. We had nine councillors who joined in agreement two days before the war urging restraint and calling on the President not to go to war. There wasn't that kind of [division] one week ago," he said...

Author: By Jeffrey C. Wu, | Title: War Sparks Conflicts in City | 1/23/1991 | See Source »

...Most immediately, the police department should ensure greater retraint by policemen in Roxbury and work to improve existing police-community relations programs from both ends. Furthermore, police protection in Roxbury should be strengthened; at present there are no foot patrolmen in the area, and Negroes are the main victims of the crime that the police have allowed to flourish in their neighborohod...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Positive Action in Roxbury | 6/13/1967 | See Source »

...greater part of the students ever neglect theirs. No discipline is ever requisite to force attendance upon lectures which are really worth the attending, as is well known wherever such lectures are given. After twelve or thirteen years of age, provided the master does his duty, force or retraint can scarce ever be necessary to carry on any part of education...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Communications. | 5/30/1889 | See Source »

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