Word: rooting
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Riesman criticized the Smith Act for "leading to the corruption of debate." "I think the few Communists in this country are less damaging than the effort to root them out," he maintained. The Scales conviction, he said, shows a "tremendous vindictiveness." "There aren't that many Communists to go around," Riesman continued, "and quite a few agencies compete for those who are left...
...demonstrations at the University of Chicago marked what Farmer termed the start of a great struggle to root out housing segregation in the North." As a result of its protests, CORE claimed a temporary victory by obtaining from University of Chicago President George W. Beadle a statement that the university would "never discriminate in its apartment houses against any student, staff or faculty member...
Beyond India's foreign and economic policy, a more subtle question is raised by the election: Can a strong opposition take root and flourish in India...
...jurisdiction over Eichmann; although the Israeli state did not exist when the crimes were committed, the judges argued that Israel now represents all Jews. "The people is one and the crime is one," they said. "To argue that there is no connection is like cutting away a tree root and branch and saying to its trunk: I have not hurt...
...ultras provide some readymade solutions to such frustration: they argue strongly that the real root of the nation's problem is not Communism abroad, but Communist subversion threatening the U.S. at home. Appealing to the American penchant for action, they urge citizens to fight this subversion by keeping a close eye on their fellow citizens, scrutinizing voting records, writing letters and generally raising a hue and cry across the land. If they cannot fight the Communists in Cuba or Laos, at least they can fight the ones they think they see around them. "Don't worry about...